MCG 3110 Spring Lecture Outline: May 23-27

Chapter 6: Introduction to Convection

6.1 The Convection Boundary Layers
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The velocity boundary layer Newtons law of cooling

The thermal boundary layer Newtons law of cooling
The concentration boundary layer Ficks law
Significance of boundary layers

6.2 Local and Average Convection coefficients

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Heat Transfer coefficient h

Mass transfer coefficient hm
Example 6.1

6.3 Laminar and Turbulent Flow

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Velocity boundary layers

Thermal and species concentration boundary layers

6.4 Boundary Layer Equations

- Equations for Laminar flow (2-d equations) in Incompressible fluids

- Appendix E equations (Conservation of Velocity, Energy and Mass)
6.5 The Normalized Boundary Layer Equations
- Boundary layer Similarity Parameters (dimensionless quantities)
- Functional form of solutions (Friction coefficient, Nusselt number, Sherwood number)
- Example Problem
6.6 Physical Interpretation of Dimensionless parameters (reading assignment)
6.7 Boundary Layer Analogies