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Low Reynolds number heat transfer from a circular cylinder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

C. A. Hieber
Affiliation:
Department of Thermal Engineering, Cornell University
B. Gebhart
Affiliation:
Department of Thermal Engineering, Cornell University

Abstract

Theoretical results are obtained for forced heat convection from a circular cylinder at low Reynolds numbers. Consideration is given to the cases of a moderate and a large Prandtl number, the analysis in each case being based upon the method of matched asymptotic expansions. Comparison between the moderate Prandtl number theory and known experimental results indicates excellent agreement; no relevant experimental work has been found for comparison with the large Prandtl number theory.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 1968 Cambridge University Press

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