Heat transfer on a cylinder in accelerated slip flow (Q2511662)

This paper studies the axisymmetric laminar boundary layer flow along the entire length of a semi-infinite stationary cylinder maintained at a constant temperature under an accelerated free-stream. Slip flow is characterized by the ratio of the mean free path to the radius of the cylinder, namely, the Knudsen number, \(Kn\). Under a set of non-similar transformations, the dimensional governing partial differential equations with conventional no-slip boundary conditions for tangential velocity and temperature are transformed into a non-dimensionless form with a linear slip-jump boundary condition. Asymptotic series solutions are then obtained for the heat transfer coefficient in terms of the Nusselt number. These solutions correspond to prescribed values of momentum and temperature slip coefficients and the index of acceleration. Heat transfer at both small and large axial distances is determined in the form of series solutions, whereas at intermediate distances, exact and interpolated numerical solutions are obtained. These results are used to determine the heat transfer along the entire cylinder wall in terms of the acceleration and slip parameters. It is found that, as the boundary layer grows in thickness, the resulting Nusselt number decays from the maximum value of \(4\pi/\lambda_T\) at the leading edge, where \(\lambda_T\) is the dimensionless temperature slip parameter. This reduction occurs mostly near the cylinder origin, while for distances far downstream, the Nusselt number is almost independent of slip, diminishing logarithmically with the distance \(x\) along the cylinder. It is also showm that the Nusselt number is insensitive to the velocity slip parameter \(\lambda\). The paper is very interesting and extremely well-done.