Combined forced and free upward-flow convection in the entrance region between inclined parallel plates

Journal Article · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · Journal of Heat Transfer (Transactions of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), Series C); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3250736· OSTI ID:6068847

Naito, E ^[1]; Nagano, Y ^[2]

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1. Shiga Prefecture Junior Coll. (Japan)
2. Nagoya Inst. of Tech. (Japan)

The effects of buoyancy on upward-flow laminar convection in the entrance region between inclined parallel plates are studied by a numerical method. Solutions are given for three thermal conditions of parallel plates: lower wall heated and upper wall insulated; vice versa; and both walls heated equally. Results are presented to show how the developing upward-flow and thermal field in the entry region are affected by buoyancy in terms of the various inclination angles of parallel plates. Correlation equations applicable in practice are also developed for the skin-friction coefficient and the local Nusselt number.

• OSTI ID: 6068847
• Journal Information: Journal of Heat Transfer (Transactions of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), Series C); (United States), Vol. 111:3; ISSN 0022-1481
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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