Flow and convective heat transfer characteristics are considered by solving
the mass, momentum and energy equations for two dimensional laminar and tu
rbulent boundary lavers at zero, favourable and adverse pressure gradients,
including the influence of unheated starting length, surface curvature and
free stream pressure gradients. The numerical predictions have been compar
ed with approximate methods and experimental results. Results showed that S
tanton numbers in laminar flat plates increased in all favourable pressure
gradients and but increased only in moderate favourable pressure gradients
of concave walls. On the other hand, Stanton numbers decreased both with ad
verse pressure gradients in laminar flow and with favorable pressures in tu
bulent flows. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd.