Journal of Heat Transfer · 1969 · 252 citations · 0 references
EngineeringMechanical EngineeringComputational Fluid DynamicsFluid DynamicsHeat TransferBoundary Layer FlowBoundary LayersHeat FlowHeat Transfer AnalysisHeat Transfer In FluidsThermal Boundary LayersConstant Heat Flux Boundary ConditionsFree ConvectionFree Convection Boundary LayersFree Convection In FluidsHeat Transfer In Boundary LayersPrandtl NumberTemperature ProfilesThermal Convection
The results of numerical computations are presented for free convection under isothermal wall and constant-heat-flux wall-boundary conditions. The effects of the Prandtl, Grashof, and Rayleigh numbers, aspect ratio, and variable properties are described. Experimental measurements of net heat transfer through vertical plane layers and of velocity and temperature profiles are given for Prandtl numbers of 1 to 20,000. A comparison of the laminar data with the numerical results shows excellent correlation.