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FREE CONVECTION ON A TWO-DIMENSIONAL OR AXISYMMETRIC BODY
( School of Mathematics, University of Leeds )
The free convection on a two-dimensional or axisymmetric body whose temperature is suddenly increased is studied at large Grashof number. Series at small time are established for the stream function and the temperature and are used to determine the skin friction and heat transfer coefficients. The theory is applied to the circular cylinder and by applying Shanks's method the values of the skin friction and heat transfer coefficients at small time are used to estimate their values for the steady problem.