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The problem of heat transfer in laminar flow through a gap between two semi-infinite parallel plates at constant temperature was recently studied by Agrawal1). He solved this problem with the use of infinite Fourier sine series and derived an expression for the local temperature profile and the local Nusselt number as a function of the distance along the gap. A detailed solution for Péclèt number Pe=1 is given. Far enough from the entrance of the gap the local temperature profile of the fluid is almost independent of it's initial temperature. In this paper this limit temperature profile is expressed with the confluent hypergeometric function and the corresponding Nusselt number as a function of Pe is calculated.
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Pahor, S., Strnad, J. A note on heat transfer in laminar flow through a gap. Appl. sci. Res. 10, 81 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00411900
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00411900