Flow and heat transfer in the boundary layer due to rotating spheres, spheroids and paraboloids

The effects of rotating spheres, spheroids and paraboloids on the flow and heat transfer in the boundary layers have been investigated. The field functions corresponding to the polynomial profiles have been determined numerically. The nonlinear boundary value problem for the flow near the poles has been solved through quasilinearization whereupon the higher order equations were also integrated. Detailed results have been presented for flow and temperature profiles and the relevant parameters. The steady increase in the heat transfer parameter with Prandtl number has also been shown for different geometries.