Module 3: Physics of Combustion
  Lecture 15: Energy transport equation
 


Boundary layer concept

  • Velocity of fluid increases from zero at wall to free stream velocity
  • Velocity gradients appear near a thin region adjacent to wall
   
(Figure 15.1)
  • The thin region adjacent to wall surface is the boundary layer
  • Wall friction-causes reduction in velocity near the wall
  • Boundary layer thickness times the free stream velocity