CONJUGATE NATURAL CONVECTION FROM A HORIZONTAL CIRCULAR CYLINDER

ABSTRACT

Steady, laminar natural convection flow from a horizontal circular cylinder with a heated core region has been theoretically analyzed by taking account of the thermal conduction of the core region. The problem is conjugate, and the main focus of the study is to examine the effect of conduction in the core region on the natural convection flow from the cylinder. The governing equations were solved numerically using a finite difference technique. The effects of various parameters are presented in graphical form. Approximate solutions for the average boundary temperature at the surface of the cylinder and for the average Nusselt number are also found. In the parametric range investigated, both the theoretical and numerical results predict nearly the same values for the average boundary temperature at the surface of the cylinder and the same values for the average Nusselt number, showing the validity of the present analysis.