Mixed Convection Plumes Arising from a Thermal Point Source
Abstract
The temperature and velocity distributions of an axisymmetric plume are presented for fluids having Prandtl numbers of 0. 7, 7, 50, and 100. The entire mixed convection regime from pure free to pure forced convection was covered by utilizing only one set of nonsimilarity variables. The centerline velocity and the centerline temperature increase but the plume radii decrease as the Prandtl number increases and as the mixed convection parameter decreases. The entrainment velocity increases as the Prandtl number or the mixed convection parameter decreases. Mixed convection region for this plume can be specified as the region where 0. 2 less than equivalent to xi less than equivalent to 0. 65. Outside that region, either the pure free or the pure forced convection analysis can be used to estimate the centerline velocity and temperature. Comparison of the present results with the limited range of previously published results for this plume provides a very good agreement.
Recommended Citation
K. V. Rao et al., "Mixed Convection Plumes Arising from a Thermal Point Source," Journal of Heat Transfer, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Jan 1985.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3247487
Department(s)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0022-1481
Document Type
Article - Journal
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Citation
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text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 1985 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Jan 1985
