Heat transfer in a viscous fluid over a stretching sheet with viscous dissipation and internal heat generation

Journal Article · · International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0735-1933(93)90026-R· OSTI ID:6387833

Vajravelu, K; Hadjinicolaou, A ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando (United States)

An analysis is carried out to study the heat transfer characteristics in the laminar boundary layer of a viscous fluid over a linearly stretching, continuous surface with variable wall temperature subject to suction or blowing. The study considers the effects of frictional heating (viscous dissipation) and internal heat generation of absorption. Two cases are studied, namely (1) the surface with prescribed surface temperature (PST-Case) and (2) the surface with prescribed wall heat flux (PHF-Case). The solutions for the temperature and the heat transfer characteristics are obtained in terms of Kummer's functions. For large Prandtl numbers ([sigma]), a boundary layer width of 1/[sigma] is noticed in both PST and PHF cases. Furthermore, it is shown that there is no boundary layer type of solution for small Prandtl number.

• OSTI ID: 6387833
• Journal Information: International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer; (United States), Journal Name: International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer; (United States) Vol. 20:3; ISSN 0735-1933; ISSN IHMTDL
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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42 ENGINEERING
420400* -- Engineering-- Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow
ABSORPTION HEAT
BOUNDARY LAYERS
COOLING
ENERGY
ENERGY TRANSFER
ENTHALPY
EVAPORATIVE COOLING
FLUID FLOW
FRICTION
HEAT
HEAT TRANSFER
INTERNAL FRICTION
LAYERS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PLATES
PRANDTL NUMBER
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
VISCOUS FLOW