Non-similar Solution of Eyring–Powell Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer with Convective Boundary Condition: Homotopy Analysis Method

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Atul Kumar Ray ◽  
B. Vasu ◽  
P. V. S. N. Murthy ◽  
Rama S. R. Gorla
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Homotopy Analysis Method ◽  
Convective Boundary Condition ◽  
Similar Solution ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Convective Boundary ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Homotopy Analysis

Numerical investigation of laminar forced convection for a non-Newtonian nanofluids flowing inside an elliptical duct under convective boundary condition

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 334-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haroun Ragueb ◽  
Kacem Mansouri
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Transfer Coefficient ◽  
Convective Boundary Condition ◽  
Bulk Temperature ◽  
Convective Boundary ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Heat Transfer Coefficient

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the thermal response of the laminar non-Newtonian fluid flow in elliptical duct subjected to a third-kind boundary condition with a particular interest to a non-Newtonian nanofluid case. The effects of Biot number, aspect ratio and fluid flow behavior index on the heat transfer have been examined carefully.Design/methodology/approachFirst, the mathematical problem has been formulated in dimensionless form, and then the curvilinear elliptical coordinates transform is applied to transform the original elliptical shape of the duct to an equivalent rectangular numerical domain. This transformation has been adopted to overcome the inherent mathematical deficiency due to the dependence of the ellipsis contour on the variables x and y. The yielded problem has been successfully solved using the dynamic alternating direction implicit method. With the available temperature field, several parameters have been computed for the analysis purpose such as bulk temperature, Nusselt number and heat transfer coefficient.FindingsThe results showed that the use of elliptical duct enhances significantly the heat transfer coefficient and reduces the duct’s length needed to achieve the thermal equilibrium. For some cases, the reduction in the duct’s length can reach almost 50 per cent compared to the circular pipe. In addition, the analysis of the non-Newtonian nanofluid case showed that the addition of nanoparticles to the base fluid improves the heat transfer coefficient up to 25 per cent. The combination of using an elliptical duct and the addition of nanoparticles has a spectacular effect on the overall heat transfer coefficient with an enhancement of 50-70 per cent. From the engineering applications view, the results demonstrate the potential of elliptical duct in building light-weighted compact shell-and-tube heat exchangers.Originality/valueA complete investigation of the heat transfer of a fully developed laminar flow of power law fluids in elliptical ducts subject to the convective boundary condition with application to non-Newtonian nanofluids is addressed.

Series solutions of stagnation slip flow and heat transfer by the homotopy analysis method

2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 893-899 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Cheng ◽  
ShiJun Liao ◽  
R. N. Mohapatra ◽  
K. Vajravelu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Homotopy Analysis Method ◽  
Slip Flow ◽  
Series Solutions ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Homotopy Analysis

scholarly journals Falkner-Skan Flow of a Maxwell Fluid with Heat Transfer and Magnetic Field

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Qasim ◽  
S. Noreen
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Prandtl Number ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Homotopy Analysis Method ◽  
Maxwell Fluid ◽  
Deborah Number ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Homotopy Analysis

This investigation deals with the Falkner-Skan flow of a Maxwell fluid in the presence of nonuniform applied magnetic fi…eld with heat transfer. Governing problems of flow and heat transfer are solved analytically by employing the homotopy analysis method (HAM). Effects of the involved parameters, namely, the Deborah number, Hartman number, and the Prandtl number, are examined carefully. A comparative study is made with the known numerical solution in a limiting sense and an excellent agreement is noted.

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