MHD combined convection flow of a non-Newtonian power-law fluid due to a rotating cone or disk

2004 ◽  
Vol 82 (7) ◽  
pp. 531-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
E M Abo-Eldahab ◽  
A M Salem
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equations ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Shooting Method ◽  
Magnetic Reynolds Number ◽  
Convection Flow ◽  
Temperature Profiles ◽  
Power Law Fluid ◽  
Similarity Transformations ◽  
Laminar Mixed Convection ◽  
Power Law Fluids

The problem of laminar mixed convection flow of non-Newtonian power-law fluids from a constantly rotating isothermal cone or disk in the presence of a uniform magnetic field is investigated in this paper. The effect of Joule heating is also considered. The governing partial-differential equations are transformed into ordinary differential equations using similarity transformations. The transformed equations, on the assumption of a small magnetic Reynolds number, are solved numerically by employing the shooting method. Graphical results for the velocity and temperature profiles as well as tabulated results for the skin friction and the Nusselt number for various parametric conditions are presented and discussed. PACS No.: 47.50.td

On Hele–Shaw flow of power-law fluids

1992 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 343-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunnar Aronsson ◽  
Ulf Janfalk
Keyword(s):  
Partial Differential Equations ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Exact Solutions ◽  
Stream Function ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Representation Theorem ◽  
Governing Equations ◽  
Power Law Fluid ◽  
Partial Differential ◽  
Power Law Fluids

This paper reviews the governing equations for a plane Hele–Shaw flow of a power-law fluid. We find two closely related partial differential equations, one for the pressure and one for the stream function. Some mathematical results for these equations are presented, in particular some exact solutions and a representation theorem. The results are applied to Hele–Shaw flow. It is then possible to determine the flow near an arbitrary corner for any power-law fluid. Other examples are also given.

scholarly journals Effect of Radiation on Free Convection Flow of Non-Newtonian Power-Law Fluids Along a Power-Law Stretching Sheet

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-104
Author(s):  
MA Samad ◽  
MR Hossain ◽  
D Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equations ◽  
Free Convection ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Stretching Sheet ◽  
Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations ◽  
Convection Heat Transfer ◽  
Simultaneous Action ◽  
Integration Scheme ◽  
Convection Flow ◽  
Power Law Fluids

An analysis is carried out to investigate the effects of MHD free convection heat transfer of power-law non-Newtonian fluids along a stretching sheet. This has been done under the simultaneous action of suction, thermal radiation and uniform transverse magnetic field. The stretching sheet is assumed to continuously moving with a power-law velocity and maintaining a uniform surface heat flux. The governing nonlinear partial differential equations are transformed into a system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations using appropriate similarity transformations. The resulting non-linear equations are solved numerically using Nachtsheim-Swigert shooting iterative technique along with sixth order Runge-Kutta integration scheme. Numerical results for the non-dimensional velocity and temperature profiles are shown graphically and discussed. The effects of skin-friction coefficient and the local Nusselt number which are of physical and engineering interest are studied and presented in the form of tables for the variation of different physically important parameters. A comparison of the present study is also performed with the previously published work and found excellent agreement. Dhaka Univ. J. Sci. 61(1): 97-104, 2013 (January) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/dujs.v61i1.15104

scholarly journals Analysis of Marangoni convection of non-Newtonian power law fluids with linear temperature distribution

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (suppl. 1) ◽  
pp. 45-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Liancun Zheng ◽  
Xiaojing Wang ◽  
Guhua Song
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equations ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Marangoni Convection ◽  
Approximate Solutions ◽  
Convection Flow ◽  
Linear Temperature ◽  
Power Law Fluids ◽  
Variable Surface ◽  
Power Law Index ◽  
Steady Laminar

The problem of steady, laminar, thermal Marangoni convection flow of non-Newtonian power law fluid along a horizontal surface with variable surface temperature is studied. The partial differential equations are transformed into ordinary differential equations by using a suitable similarity transformation and analytical approximate solutions are obtained by an efficient transformation, asymptotic expansion and Pad? approximants technique. The effects of power law index and Marangoni number on velocity and temperature profiles are examined and discussed.

scholarly journals Effect of variable viscosity on free flow of non-Newtonian power-law fluids along a vertical surface with thermal stratification

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 109-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.B.K. Moorthy ◽  
K. Senthilvadivu
Keyword(s):  
Power Law ◽  
Thermal Stratification ◽  
Variable Viscosity ◽  
Saturated Porous Medium ◽  
Vertical Surface ◽  
Convection Flow ◽  
Shooting Technique ◽  
Similarity Transformations ◽  
Power Law Fluids ◽  
Power Law Index

Abstract The aim of this paper is to investigate the effect of thermal stratification together with variable viscosity on free convection flow of non- Newtonian fluids along a nonisothermal semi infinite vertical plate embedded in a saturated porous medium. The governing equations of continuity, momentum and energy are transformed into nonlinear ordinary differential equations using similarity transformations and then solved by using the Runge-Kutta-Gill method along with shooting technique. Governing parameters for the problem under study are the variable viscosity, thermal stratification parameter, non-Newtonian parameter and the power-law index parameter.The velocity and temperature distributions are presented and discussed. The Nusselt number is also derived and discussed numerically.

scholarly journals Mathematical analysis of bio-convective micropolar nanofluid

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sohail Nadeem ◽  
Muhammad Naveed Khan ◽  
Noor Muhammad ◽  
Shafiq Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equations ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cells ◽  
Shooting Method ◽  
Stretching Sheet ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Convection Flow ◽  
Micropolar Nanofluid ◽  
Exponentially Stretching ◽  
Micro Organisms

Abstract The present investigation concentrates on three dimensional unsteady forced bio-convection flow of a viscous fluid. An incompressible flow of a micropolar nanofluid encloses micro-organisms past an exponentially stretching sheet with magnetic field is analyzed. By employing convenient transformation the partial differential equations are converted into the ordinary differential equations which are non-linear. By using shooting method to solved these equations numerically. The influence of the determining parameters on the velocity, temperature, micro-rotation, nanoparticle volume fraction, microorganism are incorporated. The skin friction, heat transfer rate, and the microorganism rate are analyzed. The results depicts that the value of the wall shear stress and Nusselt number are declined while an enhancement take place in the microorganism number. The slip parameters increases the velocity, thermal energy, and microorganism number consequentially. The present investigation are important in improving achievement of microbial fuel cells.

scholarly journals MHD Mixed Convection Micropolar Fluid Flow through a Rectangular Duct

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mekonnen Shiferaw Ayano ◽  
Stephen T. Sikwila ◽  
Stanford Shateyi
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Mixed Convection ◽  
Applied Magnetic Field ◽  
Flow Reversal ◽  
Convection Flow ◽  
Temperature Profiles ◽  
Rectangular Duct ◽  
Micropolar Fluid Flow ◽  
Flow Through

Mixed convection flow through a rectangular duct with at least one of the sides of the walls of the rectangle being isothermal under the influence of transversely applied magnetic field has been analyzed numerically in this study. The governing differential equations of the problem have been transformed into a system of nondimensional differential equations and then solved numerically. The dimensionless velocity, microrotation components, and temperature profiles are displayed graphically showing the effects of various values of the parameters present in the problem. The results showed that the flow field is notably influenced by the considered parameters. It is found that increasing the aspect ratio increases flow reversal, commencement of the flow reversal is observed after some critical value, and the applied magnetic field increases the flow reversal in addition to flow retardation. The microrotation components flow in opposite direction; also it is found that one component of the microrotation will show no rotational effect around the center of the duct.

scholarly journals Free convection flow of power law fluid in a vertical cylinder of finite height

1995 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-39
Author(s):  
Nguyen Van Que
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Free Convection ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Average Velocity ◽  
Vertical Cylinder ◽  
Convection Flow ◽  
Power Law Fluid ◽  
Free Convection Flow ◽  
Finite Height ◽  
Good Agreement

A numerical solution has been presented for free convection flow of power law fluid in a vertical cylinder of finite height. The average velocity along the channel and the heat transfer have been calculated. Graphs of velocities and temperature are shown. The results show good agreement with analytic one in the asymptotic case.

Internal Heat Transfer to Power-Law Fluid Flows Through Porous Media

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. K. Rao ◽  
J. P. McDevitt ◽  
D. L. Vetter
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Porous Media ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Polymer Concentration ◽  
Internal Heat ◽  
Fluid Flows ◽  
Vertical Tube ◽  
Uniform Heat Flux ◽  
Power Law Fluid ◽  
Power Law Fluids

Abstract Heat transfer and pressure drop were measured for flow of aqueous solutions of Carbopol 934 through a vertical tube filled with porous media. The heated stainless steel test section has an inside diameter of 2.25 cm, and is 200 diameters long. The porosity was varied from 0.32 to 0.68 by using uniform spherical glass beads. Uniform heat flux thermal boundary condition was imposed bypassing direct electric current through the tube wall. Over a range of the parameters: 45 < Rea < 7,000, 21 < Pra < 58, 0.62<n (power-law exponent)<0.80, 0.22 < d/D < 0.6, and the polymer concentration from 250 to 500 parts per million, the friction factor data for power-law fluids agreed with the Newtonian predictions. Heat transfer to power-law fluids increases with increasing Rea and Prw and decreasing porosity. A new correlation was proposed for predicting heat transfer to power-law fluid flows through confined porous media.

Influence of convective conditions on the peristaltic mechanism of power-law fluid through a slippery elastic porous tube with different waveforms

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 340-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manjunatha Gudekote ◽  
Rajashekhar Choudhari ◽  
Hanumesh Vaidya ◽  
Prasad K.V. ◽  
Viharika J.U.
Keyword(s):  
Power Law ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Velocity Slip ◽  
Elastic Tube ◽  
Slip Parameter ◽  
Convective Conditions ◽  
Power Law Fluid ◽  
Porous Tube ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Similarity Transformations

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to emphasize the peristaltic mechanism of power-law fluid in an elastic porous tube under the influence of slip and convective conditions. The effects of different waveforms on the peristaltic mechanism are taken into account. Design/methodology/approach The governing equations are rendered dimensionless using the suitable similarity transformations. The analytical solutions are obtained by using the long wavelength and small Reynold’s number approximations. The expressions for velocity, flow rate, temperature and streamlines are obtained and analyzed graphically. Furthermore, an application to flow through an artery is determined by using a tensile expression given by Rubinow and Keller. Findings The principal findings from the present model are as follows. The axial velocity increases with an expansion in the estimation of velocity slip parameter and fluid behavior index, and it diminishes for a larger value of the porous parameter. The magnitude of temperature diminishes with an expansion in the Biot number. The flux is maximum for trapezoidal wave and minimum for the triangular wave when compared with other considered waveforms. The flow rate in an elastic tube increases with an expansion in the porous parameter, and it diminishes with an increment in the slip parameter. The volume of tapered bolus enhances with increasing values of the porous parameter. Originality/value The current study finds the application in designing the heart-lung machine and dialysis machine. The investigation further gives a superior comprehension of the peristaltic system associated with the gastrointestinal tract and the stream of blood in small or microvessels.

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