Heat Transfer in a Turbulent Boundary Layer with Pressure Gradient

Abstract

The relation between the volocity and temperature distributions in a turbulent boundary layer with pressure gradient and the effect of the pressure gradient on Stanton or Nusselt number are investigated theoretically. The result is summarized as follows. The velocity distribution and, hence, the skin friction coefficient are affected by the pressure gradient while the temperature distribution and Stanton number are almost independent of the pressure gradient.