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• Flat plat boundary layer analysis cannot be applied to curved objects i.e. cylinder and sphere– Flow reversal occurs– The boundary layer detaches from the wall surface
Boundary Layer over Curvature
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• For a flow over a curved body, the x-coordinate is measured along the curved surface
• The y-coordinate is measured normal to the surface
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• Turbulent eddies formed due to separation and cannot convert their rotational energy back into pressure head
• To prevent, streamlining reduces adverse pressure gradient beyond the max thickness and delays separation
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• There is also an effect on heat transfer coefficient i.e. flow across a cylinder inside heat exchanger
Nu = hd/k
High h ( turbulent)
Low h (thick boundary layer)
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• Several dimensionless groups in boundary layer analysis which explain the overall behaviour of the flow
• Re = inertial forces/viscous forces (V∞L/)– High inertial force = transition from laminar to turbulent
• Pr = momentum diffusivity/thermal diffusivity (/)– Relative thickness of the hydrodynamic and thermal boundary
layers
• Sc = momentum diffusivity/mass diffusivity (/Dab)– Relative thickness of the hydrodynamic and concentration
layers• Nu = heat transfer by convection/conduction (hΔT/kΔTL)• St = convective/diffusive mass transport (KL/D)
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Similar relationship can also be observed between concentration (Sc) and hydrodynamic boundary layers
hydrodynamic
Thermal
h 1/T
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Boundary Layer Analysis• We use example of convective transport on a flat plate • By making the following assumptions:• Steady state: ( )/t = 0• Incompressible flow: ρ = constant• Constant properties: k, Dab, Cp, ρ, μ• Newtonian fluid: xy = -Vy/x, yx = -Vxy• Two dimensional flow: ( )/z = 0, Vz = 0• No energy generation: q’ = 0• No species generation: R’ = 0
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• Continuity:
• Momentum:
• Energy:
• Mass:
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• Next, we use some dimensionless equations as defined below:
• x* = x/L, y* = y/L (L = plate length)
• U* = Vx/V∞, V* = Vy/V∞ (V∞ = free stream velocity)
• T* = (T-Ts)/(T∞-Ts) (Ts = wall surface; T = free steam T)
• C* = (Ca-Cas)/(Ca∞-Cas) (Cas = wall surface; Ca = free stream conc.)
• P* = P/ρv∞2
• We also need to derive the partial derivative terms• For example:• x*/x = 1/L, y*/y = 1/L• U*/x = 1/V(Vx/x), V*/y = 1/V(Vy/y)• U*/y = 1/V(Vx/y), V*/y = 1/V(Vy/y)
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• The equations are transformed into dimensionless forms as below:
• Continuity:
• Momentum:
• Energy:
• Mass:
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