Title
Application of Rayleigh-Ritz method to forced convection turbulent heat transfer
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-1981
Abstract
An analytical model to predict heat transfer rates to an incompressible fluid in turbulent flow, with fully developed velocity profile, between a heated plate and a parallel, insulated plate is developed. The model employs van Driest's mixing length expression near the wall, a constant eddy diffusivitiy in the core and a constant turbulent Prandtl number. An approximate solution obtained by employing Rayleigh-Ritz method is shown to compare well with the 'exact' solution obtained by numerical integration of the differential equations. The results are compared with the available experimental data and analytical solutions. © 1981 Springer-Verlag.
Publication Title
Wärme- und Stoffübertragung
Recommended Citation
Diaz, L.,
&
Suryanarayana, N.
(1981).
Application of Rayleigh-Ritz method to forced convection turbulent heat transfer.
Wärme- und Stoffübertragung,
15(2), 67-77.
http://doi.org/10.1007/BF01002404
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