The Trailing Edge Problem For Mixed Convection Flow Past a Horizontal Plate

Abstract

The influence of buoyancy onto the boundary-layer flow past a horizontal plate aligned parallel to a uniform free stream is characterized by the buoyancy parameter K = Gr/Re 5/2 where Gr and Re are the Grashof and Reynolds number, respectively. An asymptotiy analysis of the complete flow field including potential flow, boundary layer, wake and interaction region is given for small buoyancy parameters and large Reynolds numbers in the distinguished limit KRe 1/4 = O(1).