%0 Journal Article %A Mochimaru, Yoshihiro %D 1998 %I Begell House %N 1-3 %P 31-40 %R 10.1615/InterJFluidMechRes.v25.i1-3.30 %T Numerical Simulation of Forced Convection Heat Transfer from an Ellipsoid of Revolution, Using a Fourier Spectral Method %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/71cb29ca5b40f8f8,6b7c8043191c60e1,48eeff450aabd58e.html %V 25 %X Forced convection heat transfer from an ellipsoid of revolution is analyzed numerically. By assuming fluid properties to be constant, and introducing boundary-fitted conformal mapping coordinate system (in the plane), the energy equation can be decpomposed into Fourier components in one space coordinate using a form of Fourier series for temperature and a function relating to an axially symmetric stream function in the same space coordinate; the decomposed equation can be discretized in another spatial coordinate, using substantially doubly-exponential grid spacing, to get relatively accurate thermal field and a mean Nusselt number even at a relatively high Reynolds number flow past a body of revolution (from a thin prolate spheroid to an oblate spheroid.) %8 1998-06-01