Conjugate forced convection-conduction heat transfer analysis of a heat generating vertical cylinder

Conjugate heat transfer by forced convection over a vertical cylinder witho ut heat generation has been a subject of many investigations in the recent past. In the present work, the radial heat conduction along with heat gener ation in a vertical cylinder is considered for analysis. The steady two-dim ensional conduction equation for the heat generating cylinder and steady tw o-dimensional laminar boundary layer equations for the flowing fluid are so lved simultaneously using a finite-difference scheme. Results are presented for a wide range of conduction-convection, heat generating parameters and length to diameter ratio for a specific fluid having Prandtl number 0.005. It is found that the radial temperature distribution in the boundary layer as well as the cylinder are remarkably significant especially with the incl usion of internal heat generation in the cylinder. (C) 2001 Elsevier Scienc e Ltd. All rights reserved.