On the natural convection boundary layer adjacent to an inclined flat plate subject to ramp heating

Saha, S.C., Lei, C., and Patterson, J.C. (2007) On the natural convection boundary layer adjacent to an inclined flat plate subject to ramp heating. In: 16th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference. pp. 121-124. From: 16th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, 3-7 DEC 2007, Gold Coast.

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Abstract

An investigation of the natural convection boundary layer adjacent to an inclined semi-infinite plate subject to a temperature boundary condition which follows a ramp function up until some specified time and then remains constant is reported. The development of the flow from start-up to a steadystate has been described based on scaling analyses and verified by numerical simulations. Attention in this study has been given to fluids having a Prandtl number Pr less than unity. The boundary layer flow depends on the comparison of the time at which the ramp heating is completed and the time at which the boundary layer completes its growth. If the ramp time is long compared with the steady state time, the layer reaches a quasi steady mode in which the growth of the layer is governed solely by the thermal balance between convection and conduction. On the other hand, if the ramp is completed before the layer becomes steady; the subsequent growth is governed by the balance between buoyancy and inertia, as for the case of instantaneous heating.

Item ID: 3160
Item Type: Conference Item (Research - E1)
ISBN: 978-1-86499-894-8
Keywords: natural convection; heat transfer; buoyancy; ramp heating; inclined plate; scaling analysis
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