This study uses a methodology based on the calculus of variation to determine the heat transfer in passages with two-dimensional velocity fields such as rectangular channels and in the presence of axial conduction. The mathematical procedure is presented and the subsequent numerical computations provide the Nusselt number values. To verify the accuracy of this numerical procedure, the Nusselt number values are acquired for parallel-plate channels and circular pipes and compared with similar data from the Graetz-type exact analyses. Then, rectangular passages are selected to show the capability and a square duct is used to study the domain of accuracy for this procedure. The results for small Peclet numbers lead to a simple correlation for determination of the bulk temperature and they compare well with those obtained from an asymptotic solution.
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Determination of Heat Transfer in Ducts With Axial Conduction by Variational Calculus
A. Haji-Sheikh
A. Haji-Sheikh
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
University of Texas at Arlington
, Arlington, TX 76019-0023
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A. Haji-Sheikh
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
University of Texas at Arlington
, Arlington, TX 76019-0023J. Heat Transfer. Sep 2009, 131(9): 091702 (11 pages)
Published Online: June 26, 2009
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October 29, 2008
Revised:
December 23, 2008
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June 26, 2009
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Haji-Sheikh, A. (June 26, 2009). "Determination of Heat Transfer in Ducts With Axial Conduction by Variational Calculus." ASME. J. Heat Transfer. September 2009; 131(9): 091702. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3122776
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