Errors found in An Introduction to Convective Heat Transfer Analysis by P.

H. Oosthuizen and D. Naylor

Last updated: January 15, 2008

Page 14
In Eq. (1.14), the left hand side of the upper equation should read:

[p0 − (p + dp)0 ]dA

not

[p0 − (p + dp)]dA

Page 15
In Eq. (1.19), the second variable on the left hand side should be ρ, not p.

In the fourth line of the last paragraph on the page, the word ‘dimensionless’ should be
‘dimensional.’

Page 23
The first sentence in Section 1.6 should read:

...relative importance of certain aspects...

not

...relative importance of of certain aspects...

Page 39
In Eq. (2.30), in the first parenthetical term, the expression

∂σxy
ν
∂x
should be

∂τxy
ν .
∂x

Page 39
The sentence that follows Eq. (2.30) should read

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 ...for the stresses given in Eqs. (2.2) to (2.4) gives:

not

...for the stresses given in Eqs. (2.8) to (2.10) gives:

Page 39
The last parenthetical term in Eq. (2.31) should read:

∂2u ∂2v
 
νµ + 2
∂x∂y ∂x
not

 
∂u ∂v
νµ +
∂x ∂x

Page 40
The second term on the left-hand side and right-hand side of Eq. (2.36) is wrong. It is
the same term on both sides - however, it should be:

 
1 2 ∂u ∂v ∂u ∂v
u + uv + vu + v2
cp ∂x ∂x ∂y ∂y
not

 
1 2 ∂u ∂v ∂u ∂v
u + uv + vu + v2
cp ∂x ∂x ∂y ∂y

Page 55
The sentence that begins on the fourth line of this page should read:

Setting u equal to u + u0 and ...

not

Setting u equal to u + u0 and ...

Page 63
In the last equation on this page, the term in square brackets should read:

2
  
o(1) o(1) 1
+
o(1) o(1) (δ/L)2
not

 
o(1) o(1) 1
+
o(1) o(1) (δ/L)2

Page 64
The sentence that follows Eq. (2.134) should read:

Basically, in deriving the dimensionless equation (2.133), the magnitude ...

not

Basically, in deriving the dimensionless equation (2.134), the magnitude ...

Page 75
In the paragraph that begins with the sentence:

Other boundary conditions for laminar flow...

the equation number used in this paragraph should be (2.172), not (2.173).

Page 77
The last un-numbered equation at the bottom of the page should read:

y = δT
not

y=T

Page 86
The left hand side of Eq. (3.14) should read:

v
u1
not

3
 ν

Page 88
The first un-numbered equation on the top of this page should read:

h0 = −0.5f h
not

2h0 = −0.5f h

Page 91
The left hand side of Eq. (3.35) should read:

η  η 
−P r
Z Z
exp f dη dη
0 2 0
not

Z η  Z η 
exp −P r f dη dη
0 0

Page 107
Eq. (3.78) should read:

 
∂v ∂η ∗ −1 ∂ 0 −1 0 du1 00 ∂η
∗
= (u1 f ) = f − u1 f
∂η ∗ ∂y L ∂x L dx ∂x
not

∂v ∂η ∗ ∂ 0 0 du1 00 ∂η
∗
= − (u 1 f ) = −f − u 1 f
∂η ∗ ∂y ∂x dx ∂x

Page 107
The last term on the left hand side of Eq. (3.83) should read:

 
L d de ∂ 0
−√ f (eu1 ) − η ∗ u1 f 0 (f u1 )
ReL dx dx ∂y

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 not

L d de ∂ 0
−√ f (eu1 ) − η ∗ u1 f 0 (f u1 )
ReL dx dx ∂y

Page 108
The right hand side of the equation that falls between Eq. (3.93) and Eq. (3.94) should
read:

(α−β)/β
u1
=
K 1/β
not

(α−β)/β
= u1 K 1/β

Page 108
On the right hand side of Eq. (3.94), the exponent for the variable K should be:

2
2α − β
not

2/α − β

Page 108
On the right hand side of Eq. (3.95), the exponent for the variable K should be:

2
2−β
not

2/(1 − β)

Page 109
The first part of Eq. (3.101) should read:

5
 s 
∗ m+1 u1 
η =y =
2 xν
not

s 
∗ m+1 u1 
η = =
2 xν

Page 109
Eq. (3.102) should read:

 
000 00 2m
f + ff + (1 − f 02 ) = 0
m+1
not

 
000 2m
f +f + (1 − f 02 ) = 0
m+1

Page 111
The left hand side of Eq. (3.107) should read:

∂η ∗ ∂η ∗
u1 f 0 θ 0 + vθ0 =
∂x ∂y
not

0 0 ∂η ∂η ∗
∗
u1 f θ + vθ =
∂x ∂y

Page 115
In the paragraph above Eq. (3.124), the sentence:

A fourth boundary condition is obtained by applying the momentum equation (2.136)

for the boundary...

should actually read:

A fourth boundary condition is obtained by applying the momentum equation (2.135)

for the boundary...

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Page 116
In the paragraph above Eq. (3.129), the sentence:

Now for the case of flow over a flat plate for which u1 is constant, the momentum
integral equation (2.173)...

should actually read:

Now for the case of flow over a flat plate for which u1 is constant, the momentum
integral equation (2.172)...

Page 117
The third line of Eq. (3.140) should read:

0 = f + 2gδT + 3hδT2
not

0 = f 2gδT + 3hδT2

Page 118
In the paragraph above Eq. (3.145), the sentence:

Now, since u1 and Tw are constants in the problem being considered, the energy
integral equation (2.183)...

should actually read:

Now, since u1 and Tw are constants in the problem being considered, the energy
integral equation (2.194)...

Page 120
The last sentence on pg. 120 should read:

This can be seen from the results in Fig. 3.14.

not:

This can be seen from the results in Fig. 3.13.

Page 162

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 In Eq. (4.31), the denominator of the right hand side should include the kinematic vis-
cosity ν.

Page 173
The variable u1 on the right hand side of Eq. (4.75) should be uc .

Page 173
The right hand side of Eq. (4.76) should be:

  
P r dTw y 1  y 3
uc w −
ν dz w 3 w
not:

 
P r dTw  y  1  y 3
uc −
ν dz w 3 w

Page 173
The first square-bracketed term in right hand side of Eq. (4.77) should be:

  
Pr 2dTw
w uc
ν dz
not:

  
Pr dTw
uc
ν dz

Page 173
The end of the sentence just before Eq. (4.78) should read:

...in Eq. (4.70), the following is obtained:

not:

...in Eq. (4.71), the following is obtained:

Page 173
The left hand side of Eq. (4.78) should be:

8
 q 
w
kw
not:

q w
w
k

Page 184
In Eqs. (4.114) and (4.115), the term:

(Tw − T1 )
should be:

(Tw − Tc )

Page 184
The sentence after Eq. (4.116) should read:

From this, it follows from Eq. (4.100), that the...

not:

From this, it follows from Eq. (4.102), that the...

Page 192
The last sentence on this page should read:

... Fn remains finite and when R = 0.5 Fn = 0.

not:

... Fn remains finite and when R = 1 Fn = 0.

Page 193
Eq. (4.153) should read:

∞
X 2
θ= Cn Fn e−λn Z
n=0

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not:

∞
X 2
θ= Cn Rn e−λn Z
n=0

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