This problem finds expressions for the friction and convection coefficients given known velocity and temperature profiles for flow over a surface. The shear stress at the wall relates the friction coefficient to the constant term in the quadratic velocity profile. Similarly, the convection coefficient relates the temperature gradient at the wall to the constant term in the cubic temperature profile. While easy to obtain coefficients from known profiles, determining the profile forms is rarely straightforward.
This problem finds expressions for the friction and convection coefficients given known velocity and temperature profiles for flow over a surface. The shear stress at the wall relates the friction coefficient to the constant term in the quadratic velocity profile. Similarly, the convection coefficient relates the temperature gradient at the wall to the constant term in the cubic temperature profile. While easy to obtain coefficients from known profiles, determining the profile forms is rarely straightforward.
This problem finds expressions for the friction and convection coefficients given known velocity and temperature profiles for flow over a surface. The shear stress at the wall relates the friction coefficient to the constant term in the quadratic velocity profile. Similarly, the convection coefficient relates the temperature gradient at the wall to the constant term in the cubic temperature profile. While easy to obtain coefficients from known profiles, determining the profile forms is rarely straightforward.
2 KNOWN: Form of the velocity and temperature profiles for flow over a surface. FIND: Expressions for the friction and convection coefficients. SCHEMATIC:
ANALYSIS: The shear stress at the wall is
u s A 2By 3Cy 2 A . y y=0 y=0
Hence, the friction coefficient has the form,
s 2A Cf 2 u /2 u2 2A Cf . < u2 The convection coefficient is
kf T/ y y=0 k f E 2Fy 3Gy 2
y=0 h Ts T D T kf E h . < D T COMMENTS: It is a simple matter to obtain the important surface parameters from knowledge of the corresponding boundary layer profiles. However, it is rarely a simple matter to determine the form of the profile.