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Forced convection mass transfer: Part II. Effect of wires located near the edge of the laminar boundary layer on the rate of forced convection from a flat plate
Author(s) -
Thomas David G.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690110521
Subject(s) - forced convection , laminar flow , leading edge , boundary layer , mechanics , cylinder , convection , combined forced and natural convection , natural convection , materials science , geometry , physics , mathematics
The local and the average rates of forced convection through laminar boundary layers on a flat plate were shown to be markedly increased by locating small cylinders near the outer edge of the boundary layer. The local rate of forced convection was strongly peaked directly beneath each cylinder; the magnitude of the effect depended upon the free stream velocity, the spacing between cylinders, and the gap between the cylinders and the plate. Under optimum conditions, local values of the rate of forced convection were increased as much as 340%, while the average values were increased by over 190%.