FREE CONVECTION BOUNDARY LAYER ON A SPHERE WITH CONSTANT SURFACE HEAT FLUX IN A MICROPOLAR FLUID

2002 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 1129-1138 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Nazar ◽  
N. Amin ◽  
T. Groşan ◽  
I. Pop
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Free Convection ◽  
Surface Heat Flux ◽  
Micropolar Fluid ◽  
Surface Heat ◽  
Convection Boundary Layer ◽  
Convection Boundary ◽  
Free Convection Boundary Layer

scholarly journals A note on the free convection boundary layer on a vertical surface with prescribed heat flux at small Prandtl number

1992 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 605-608
Author(s):  
J. H. Merkin ◽  
V. Kumaran
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Prandtl Number ◽  
Surface Heat Flux ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Vertical Surface ◽  
Surface Heat ◽  
Convection Boundary Layer ◽  
Convection Boundary ◽  
Free Convection Boundary Layer

It is shown that for a particular case of the surface heat flux the equations for small Prandtl number have simple analytical solutions. These are presented and compared with numerical solutions of the general equations.

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