The relation between velocity and enthalpy in steady boundary layer flow is known as the Crocco relation. It describes that for an adiabatic wall the total enthalpy remains constant throughout the boundary layer, when the Prandtl number (Pr) is one, irrespective of pressure gradient and compressibility. A generalization of the Crocco relation for Pr near one is obtained from a perturbation approach. In the case of constant-property flow an analytic expression is found, representing a first-order extension of the standard Crocco relation and confirming the asymptotic validity of the square-root dependence of the recovery factor on Prandtl number. The particular subject of the present study is the effect of compressibility on the extended Crocco relation and, hence, on the thermal recovery in laminar flows. A perturbation analysis for constant Pr reveals two additional mechanisms of compressibility effects in the extended Crocco relation, which are related to the viscosity law and to the pressure gradient. Numerical solutions for (quasi-)self-similar as well as non-similar boundary layers are presented to evaluate these effects quantitatively.
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Compressibility Effects on the Extended Crocco Relation and the Thermal Recovery Factor in Laminar Boundary Layer Flow
B. W. van Oudheusden
B. W. van Oudheusden
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5058, 2600 GB Delft, The Netherlands
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B. W. van Oudheusden
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology, PO Box 5058, 2600 GB Delft, The Netherlands
Contributed by the Fluids Engineering Division for publication in the JOURNAL OF FLUIDS ENGINEERING. Manuscript received by the Fluids Engineering Division Feb. 20, 2003; revised manuscript received Aug. 27, 2003. Associate Editor: T. B. Gatski.
J. Fluids Eng. Jan 2004, 126(1): 32-41 (10 pages)
Published Online: February 19, 2004
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Received:
February 20, 2003
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August 27, 2003
Online:
February 19, 2004
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van Oudheusden, B. W. (February 19, 2004). "Compressibility Effects on the Extended Crocco Relation and the Thermal Recovery Factor in Laminar Boundary Layer Flow ." ASME. J. Fluids Eng. January 2004; 126(1): 32–41. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1637626
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