LAMINAR CONVECTION OVER A VERTICAL PLATE WITH CONVECTIVE BOUNDARY CONDITION

admin August 26, 2017

Authors:

Asish Mitra,

DOI NO:

https://doi.org/10.26782/jmcms.2017.07.00002

Keywords:

Convective Boundary Condition,Laminar Convection,Matlab,Numerical Simulation,Vertical Plate,

Abstract

In the present numerical study, laminar convection over a vertical plate with convective boundary condition is presented.  It is found that the similarity solution is possible if the convective heat transfer associated with the hot fluid on the left side of the plate is proportional to x^1/2, and the thermal expansion coefficient β is proportional to x^-1. The numerical solutions thus obtained are analyzed for a range of values of the embedded parameters and for representative Prandtl numbers of 0.72, 1, 3 and 7.1. The results of the present simulation are then compared with the reports published in literature and find a good agreement.

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