Scaling investigation of the natural convection boundary layer on an evenly heated plate

Armfield, S.W., Patterson, John C., and Lin, Wenxian (2007) Scaling investigation of the natural convection boundary layer on an evenly heated plate. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 50 (7-8). pp. 1592-1602.

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Abstract

An investigation of the natural convection boundary layer adjacent to an evenly heated semi-infinite plate with stratified ambient fluid is undertaken using scaling analysis and numerical simulation. The scaling analysis is shown to provide a complete description of the flow from start-up to full development, including the effect of the stratified ambient fluid. In particular it is shown that for the case with nonstratified ambient fluid the fully developed flow is y dependent over the entire plate, where y is the vertical coordinate, while for the case with stratified ambient fluid the fully developed flow is y dependent only in the region of the plate origin. A scaling is also obtained for the y dependent, y independent transition location. All the scalings are validated using a full numerical solution of the governing equations.

Item ID: 4817
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1879-2189
Keywords: natural convection, scaling analysis, stratified flow, boundary layer, direct numerical simulation, unsteady flow
Funders: Australian Research Council
Date Deposited: 30 Jul 2009 04:26
FoR Codes: 09 ENGINEERING > 0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering > 091504 Fluidisation and Fluid Mechanics @ 60%
09 ENGINEERING > 0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering > 091505 Heat and Mass Transfer Operations @ 40%
SEO Codes: 97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970102 Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences @ 50%
97 EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE > 970109 Expanding Knowledge in Engineering @ 50%
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