Turbulent Mixed Convection Over an Isothermal Horizontal Flat Plate

Author

N. Ramachandran
Bassem F. Armaly, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
T. S. Chen, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

Turbulent boundary layer flow adjacent to an isothermal horizontal flat plate is analyzed for the mixed convection regime. Results are presented for both air (Pr = 0.7) and water (Pr = 7) flowing above the heated plate at various velocities over a range of temperature differences between the plate and the free stream. Closure of the governing, time-averaged, turbulent equations for the mean flow quantities is attained by using a modified k-ε model that accounts for the influence of buoyancy-induced forces on the turbulent quantities.

Recommended Citation

N. Ramachandran et al., "Turbulent Mixed Convection Over an Isothermal Horizontal Flat Plate," Journal of Heat Transfer, vol. 112, no. 1, pp. 124 - 129, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Jan 1990.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2910333

Department(s)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0022-1481

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 1990 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 1990