Surface conduction of the heat transferred from a boundary layer
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1952-05
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College of Aeronautics, Cranfield
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This note considers the effect of thermal conductivity upon the temperature distribution in the skin of a body (moving through air) due to the heat transferred from the boundary layer. It is found that the effects are of importance only very near the nose of the body, and that here the temperature reaches a maximum which, depending on the skin conductivity and thickness, may be appreciably less than the thermometer temperature, particularly at high speeds and altitudes of flight.