Flow and heat transfer in the axisymmetric boundary layer over a circular cylinder

Abstract

The problem of laminar boundary-layer flow and heat transfer over a long thin cylinder in uniform flow has been analyzed. Solutions are obtained for small as well as large values of the curvature parameter. Solutions valid for small values of curvature are extended to apply to in ermediate values of curvature as well. This is done by casting the expressions into fractions. Finally, these fractions are joined with the asymptotic solution to produce heat-transfer and skin friction results for all values of the curvature parameter. The shapes of the velocity and temperature profiles are given graphically. © 1967.