Laminar Boundary Layer Heat Transfer to Power Law Fluids: An Approximate Analytical Solution

Abstract

Based on the integral momentum and energy balance equations, the laminar boundary layer heat transfer is studied between a plane surface and a power law medium. The analysis presented herein encompasses both types of boundary conditions imposed on the surface, i.e., constant temperature and constant heat flux. Analytical expressions have been developed for the local values of heat transfer coefficients. The approximate results presented herein are in good agreement with the previously available scant results.