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Mixed convection boundary layer flow of non-Newtonian fluids along vertical wavy plates

✍ Scribed by Chi-Chang Wang; Cha’o-Kuang Chen

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
2002
Tongue
English
Weight
500 KB
Volume
23
Category
Article
ISSN
0142-727X

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✦ Synopsis

Mixed convection boundary layer flows of non-Newtonian fluids over the wavy surfaces are studied by the coordinate transformation and the cubic spline collocation numerical method. The effects of the wavy geometry, the buoyancy parameter and the generalized Prandtl number for pseudoplastic fluids, Newtonian fluids and dilatant fluids on the skin-friction coefficient, local and mean Nusselt numbers have been graphically studied. Results show that both higher generalized Prandtl numbers and buoyancy parameters are seen to enhance the influence of wavy surfaces on the local Nusselt number, irrespective of whether the fluids are Newtonian fluids or non-Newtonian fluids. Moreover, the irregular surfaces have higher total heat flux than that of corresponding flats plate for any fluid.

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