Asymptotic analysis of the mixed convection flow past a horizontal plate near the trailing edge

The flow near the trailing edge of a horizontal heated plate which is aligned under a small angle of attack φ to the oncoming parallel flow with velocity U∞ in the limit of large Reynolds Re and large Grashof Gr = gβ∆TL3/ν2 number will be investigated (see figure 1). As usual β and ν denote the isobaric expansion coefficient and the kinematic viscosity, respectively. The difference between the plate temperature and the temperature of the oncoming fluid is ∆T and L is the length of the plate. A measure for the influence of the buoyancy onto the boundary layer flow along a horizontal plate is the buoyancy parameter K = GrRe−5/2 as defined in [6]. g