scholarly journals Similarity solution for natural convection from a moving vertical plate with internal heat generation and a convective boundary condition

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (suppl. 1) ◽  
pp. 137-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluwole Makinde
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Heat Generation ◽  
Vertical Plate ◽  
Internal Heat ◽  
Internal Heat Generation ◽  
Integration Scheme ◽  
Surface Boundary ◽  
Local Skin

Steady laminar natural convection flow over a semi-infinite moving vertical plate in the presence of internal heat generation and a convective surface boundary condition is examined in this paper. It is assumed that the left surface of the plate is in contact with a hot fluid while the cold fluid on the right surface of the plate contains a heat source that decays exponentially with the classical similarity variable. The governing non-linear partial differential equations have been transformed by a similarity transformation into a system of ordinary differential equations, which are solved numerically by applying shooting iteration technique together with fourth order Runge-Kutta integration scheme. The effects of physical parameters on the dimensionless velocity and temperature profiles are depicted graphically and analyzed in detail. Finally, numerical values of physical quantities, such as the local skin-friction coefficient and the local Nusselt number are presented in tabular form.

scholarly journals Similarity Solution of Heat and Mass Transfer for Natural Convection over a Moving Vertical Plate with Internal Heat Generation and a Convective Boundary Condition in the Presence of Thermal Radiation, Viscous Dissipation, and Chemical Reaction

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Mohammed Ibrahim ◽  
N. Bhashar Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Viscous Dissipation ◽  
Chemical Reaction ◽  
Heat Generation ◽  
Vertical Plate ◽  
Internal Heat ◽  
Internal Heat Generation

Steady laminar natural convection flow over a semi-infinite moving vertical plate with internal heat generation and convective surface boundary condition in the presence of thermal radiation, viscous dissipation, and chemical reaction is examined in this paper. In the analysis, we assumed that the left surface of the plate is in contact with a hot fluid while the cold fluid on the right surface of the plate contains a heat source that decays exponentially with the classical similarity variable. We utilized similarity variable to transform the governing nonlinear partial differential equations into a system of ordinary differential equations, which are solved numerically by applying shooting iteration technique along fourth-order Runge-Kutta method. The effects of the local Biot number, Prandtl number, buoyancy forces, the internal heat generation, the thermal radiation, Eckert number, viscous dissipation, and chemical reaction on the velocity, temperature, and concentration profiles are illustrated and interpreted in physical terms. A comparison with previously published results on the similar special cases showed an excellent agreement. Finally, numerical values of physical quantities, such as the local skin-friction coefficient, the local Nusselt number, and the local Sherwood number, are presented in tabular form.

scholarly journals Analytical Analysis of Effects of Buoyancy, Internal Heat Generation, Magnetic Field, and Thermal Radiation on a Boundary Layer over a Vertical Plate with a Convective Surface Boundary Condition

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Solomon Bati Kejela ◽  
Mitiku Daba Firdi
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Heat Generation ◽  
Vertical Plate ◽  
Internal Heat ◽  
Internal Heat Generation ◽  
Surface Boundary ◽  
Surface Boundary Condition

In this paper, the effects of magnetic field, thermal radiation, buoyancy force, and internal heat generation on the laminar boundary layer flow about a vertical plate in the presence of a convective surface boundary condition have been investigated. In the analysis, it is assumed that the left surface of the plate is in contact with a hot fluid, whereas a stream of cold fluid flows steadily over the right surface, and the heat source decays exponentially outwards from the surface of the plate. The governing nonlinear partial differential equations have been transformed into a set of coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations with the help of similarity transformation which were solved analytically by applying the optimal homotopy asymptotic method. The variations of fluid velocity and surface temperature for different values of the Grashof number, magnetic parameter, Prandtl number, internal heat generation parameter, Biot number, and radiation absorption parameter are tabulated, graphed, and interpreted in physical terms. A comparison with previously published results on similar special cases of the problem shows an excellent agreement.

Buoyancy Effects on Thermal Boundary Layer Over a Vertical Plate With a Convective Surface Boundary Condition

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
O. D. Makinde ◽  
P. O. Olanrewaju
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Vertical Plate ◽  
Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations ◽  
Integration Scheme ◽  
Surface Boundary ◽  
Thermal Buoyancy ◽  
Interface Characteristics ◽  
Surface Boundary Condition

This study aims to analyze the effects of thermal buoyancy on the laminar boundary layer about a vertical plate in a uniform stream of fluid under a convective surface boundary condition. Using a similarity variable, the governing nonlinear partial differential equations have been transformed into a set of coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations, which are solved numerically by applying shooting iteration technique together with fourth-order Runge–Kutta integration scheme. The variations in dimensionless surface temperature and fluid-solid interface characteristics for different values of Prandtl number (Pr), local Grashof number Grx, and local convective heat transfer parameter Bix are graphed and tabulated. A comparison with previously published results on special case of the problem shows excellent agreement.

scholarly journals Similarity Solutions for an Internal Heat Generation, Thermal Radiation and Free Convection Unsteady Boundary Layer Flow over a Vertical Plate

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Y. Ali ◽  
N. M. R. Zahed ◽  
M. N. Uddin ◽  
M. J. Uddin
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Heat Generation ◽  
Boundary Layer Flow ◽  
Vertical Plate ◽  
Internal Heat ◽  
Internal Heat Generation ◽  
Unsteady Boundary Layer ◽  
Layer Flow

The present paper deals with possible similarity solution of unsteady boundary layer flow over a vertical plate in the presence of internal heat generation, thermal radiation and buoyancy force. Under suitable similarity transformations, the non-linear partial differential equations are transformed into a set of ordinary differential equations. The transformed ordinary differential equations with boundary conditions are then solved numerically by using sixth order Runge-Kutta integration scheme. The effects of the governing parameters on the flow and thermal fields are investigated and shown graphically for various parameters in the velocity and the temperature distributions. The most essential case is discussed in this paper.

scholarly journals Non-similar solutions for natural convection from a moving vertical plate with a convective thermal boundary condition

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1847-1853
Author(s):  
Asterios Pantokratoras
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Heat Generation ◽  
Wall Temperature ◽  
Vertical Plate ◽  
Internal Heat ◽  
Thermal Boundary Condition ◽  
Internal Heat Generation ◽  
Wall Heat Transfer

In a recent paper by Makinde (Thermal Science, 2011, Vol. 15, Suppl. 1, pp. S137-S143.) the effect of thermal buoyancy along a moving vertical plate with internal heat generation was considered. The plate thermal boundary condition was a convective condition with a heat transfer coefficient proportional to x-1/2 . The fluid thermal expansion coefficient was proportional to 1-x and the internal heat generation was assumed to decay exponentially across the boundary layer and proportional to x-1 in order that the problem accepts a similarity solution. In the present work, the same problem without heat generation is considered, with constant heat transfer coefficient and constant thermal expansion coefficient which is more realistic and has much more practical applications. The present problem is non-similar and results are obtained with the direct numerical solution of the governing equations. The problem is governed by the Prandtl number, the non-dimensional distance along the plate and a convective Grashof number, which is introduced for the first time. It is found that the wall shear stress, the wall heat transfer and the wall temperature, all increase with increasing distance and the wall temperature tends to 1. The influence of the convective Grashof number is to increase the wall shear stress and the wall heat transfer and to reduce the wall temperature.

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