A transformation of the boundary layer equations for free convection past a vertical flat plate with arbitrary blowing and wall temperature variations
Abstract
A transformation of the laminar boundary layer equations, similar to the transformation of Kao et al. (1977), is presented which allows arbitrary distributions of both wall temperature and blowing. The procedure yields constant boundary conditions, but variable coefficients appear in the differential equations. The proposed transformation is applicable to the problem of downward burning of vertical pieces of condensed-phase combustibles.
- Publication:
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International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
- Pub Date:
- September 1980
- Bibcode:
- 1980IJHMT..23.1286V
- Keywords:
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- Boundary Layer Equations;
- Flat Plates;
- Free Convection;
- Laminar Boundary Layer;
- Transformations (Mathematics);
- Blowing;
- Boundary Conditions;
- Convective Heat Transfer;
- Skin Friction;
- Temperature Distribution;
- Wall Temperature;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer