Masters Theses

Abstract

"In the study of fluid flow over heated surfaces, it is customary to neglect the effects of buoyancy force when the flow is horizontal. However, such a practice is not justified when the forced flow is along an inclined or a vertical surface, because under these conditions the buoyancy force modifies considerably the flow field and hence the heat transfer rate from the surface. Such a flow is termed combined forced and free convective flow.

The present study is concerned with the effects of buoyancy force on forced convection along an isothermal vertical cylinder and a flat plate. This type of problems does not admit similarity solutions. The non-similarity arises both from the transverse curvature of the cylinder and from the buoyancy effect. In addition, owing to the presence of the buoyancy force, the flow and thermal fields are coupled through the conservation equations"--Introduction, page 1.

Advisor(s)

Chen, T. S.

Committee Member(s)

Crosbie, A. L. (Alfred L.)
Trimble, S. Y.

Department(s)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Sponsor(s)

University of Missouri--Rolla. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

1974

Pagination

xi, 73 pages

Note about bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 47).

Rights

© 1974 Aleksandros Mucoglu, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Open Access

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Buoyant convection -- Mathematical models
Heat -- Transmission
Fluid mechanics

Thesis Number

T 2975

Print OCLC #

6024237

Electronic OCLC #

913835641

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