In a particular application involving airflow over a heated surface, the boundary layer temperature distribution, T(y), may be approximated as:
[ T(y) - Ts / T[infinity] - Ts ] = 1 - e(-Pr (U[infinity]y / v) )
where y is the distance normal to the surface and the Prandtl number, Pr = Cpu/k = 0.7, is a dimensionless fluid property.
a) If T[infinity] = 380 K, Ts = 320 K, and U[infinity]/v = 3600 m-1, what is the surface heat flux? Is this into or out of the wall? (~-5000 W/m2 , ?).
b) Plot the temperature distribution for y = 0 to y = 0.002 m. Set the axes ranges from 380 to 320 for temperature and from 0 to 0.002 m for y. Be sure to evaluate properties at the film temperature.