Experimental studies were aimed at establishing empirical correlations for local heat transfer from an arbitrary body shape, both in laminar and turbulent regimes, through a pressure gradient parameter Ps. Measurements using Gardon-type heat flux sensors to 2 mmresolution on a cylinder, airfoils of different camber angle in single and cascade configurations, and available literature information are used to quantify the contribution of free-stream turbulence to laminar and turbulent transport. The experiments cover the Reynolds number range of 4.3 × 104 to 2.5 × 105 and turbulence intensity (Tu) varying from 1.6% to 6.3%. Laminar results for different body shapes indicate a transition in the rate of thermal transport for Tu√ReL in the neighborhood of 6. The derived correlations predict measured laminar values within ±10% and to the same accuracy in the turbulent regime if the pressure gradient is favorable. © 1991.