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Laminar Convection of Power-Law Fluids in Differentially Heated Closed Region: CFD Analysis

  • National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur
  • Vivekananda Institute of Technology
  • Tuscia University

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Abstract

In this manuscript, the characteristics of heat transfer of non-Newtonian fluids in a natural convection application is analyzed. A 2D square domain containing power-law fluid is studied whose horizontal walls follow adiabatic condition through insulation whereas the vertical walls are differentially heated isothermally. The provided temperature difference drives the convection current. Various parameters like Nusselt number, dimensionless vertical velocity and dimensionless temperature are evaluated to examine the effect of power-law index on heat and mass transfer for different values of Rayleigh number varying between 103 and 106. The influence of power-law index and Bingham number on the heat transfer characteristics is analyzed and the best one with high heat transfer capability is proposed for natural convection application.The results thus obtained are compared on the basis of Nusselt number, velocity and temperature with the help of TECPLOT and ANSYS.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationStudies in Systems, Decision and Control
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages45-63
Number of pages19
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameStudies in Systems, Decision and Control
Volume373
ISSN (Print)2198-4182
ISSN (Electronic)2198-4190

Keywords

  • CFD analysis
  • Heat transfer
  • Natural convection
  • Power-law fluids

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