Heat transfer from a continuous moving plate in crossflow

The effects of forced crossflow on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of laminar boundary layers on a continuous moving flat surface are investigated analytically. It is shown that in the presence of a uniform crossflow, an isothermal continuous moving flat surface leads to a similarity solution to the three-dimensional boundary layer equations. The dimensionless heat transfer rate depends on the ratio of the velocity of the moving plate to the free-stream velocity of the forced crossflow. For a Prandtl number of 0.7, it is shown that the heat transfer rate is greater than that achieved for either flow acting alone, but less than their sums.