Turbulent Mixed Convection Along a Vertical Plate

Author

T. S. Chen, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Bassem F. Armaly, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Mir Mosaddeq Ali

Abstract

Information on heat transfer characteristics of mixed convection in fully developed turbulent boundary layer flow is currently lacking in the literature. In this paper mixed convection in turbulent boundary layer flow along an isothermal vertical flat plate is analyzed for the entire mixed convection regime, ranging from pure forced convection to pure free convection, by employing a modified Van Driest mixing-length model for the turbulent diffusivities that account for the buoyancy effect. This approach is a simple attempt to treat the turbulent mixed convection problem, but it does provide good numerical results, particularly for the forced convection dominated regime.

Recommended Citation

T. S. Chen et al., "Turbulent Mixed Convection Along a Vertical Plate," Journal of Heat Transfer, vol. 109, no. 1, pp. 251 - 253, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Feb 1987.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3248054

Department(s)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0022-1481

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

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text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1987 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Feb 1987