TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page
Abstract
Table of contents
Nomenclature and Greek letters
CHAPTER ONE
1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Motivation
1.3 Aim and Objectives of the study
1.4 Methodology
1.5 De nition of Basic terms
1.6 Basic Equations
1.7 Organisation of the thesis
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Heat Generation/Absorption
2.2 Suction/Injection
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 THE PROBLEMS UNDER CONSIDERATION
3.1 The e ect of transpiration and heat generation on transient natural convection in a vertical channel
3.2 E ect of transpiration on natural convection ow of heat generating uid in a vertical channel with isothermal and adiabatic conditions
3.3 Riemann-sum inversion of Laplace transform functions
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS
4.1 Discussion of problem 3.1
4.2 Discussion of problem 3.2
4.3 Validation
CHAPTER FIVE
5 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
5.1 Summary
5.2 Conclusion
REFERENCES
Appendices
Abstract
The transient motion of a viscous incompressible uid in vertical porous channel is rst anal-ysed considering the e ect of transpiration and heat generation in the channel. In the second part of the problem, natural convection ow of an incompressible viscous uid in a vertical channel is analysed when the porous plates are subjected to isothermal and adiabatic condi-tions. The governing equations are solved using the Laplace transform method. Due to the di culties that are associated with the analytical inversion of the obtained results from the Laplace to the time domain, the Riemann-Sum approach is employed to do the inversion, thus obtaining the temperature, velocity, skin-friction and rate of heat transfer. To validate the Riemann-sum approach used, the steady state solution for velocity and temperature are obtained analytically. An excellent agreement is found between the steady state solutions and the transient solutions at large values of time. From the course of investigation, it is revealed that heat generation leads to an increase in heat transfer on the cold plate while it decreases it on the heated plate.
CHAPTER 1
GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction
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