FREE-CONVECTION IN POWER-LAW FLUIDS NEAR A 3-DIMENSIONAL STAGNATION POINT

被引:10
作者
GORLA, RSR
TAKHAR, HS
SLAOUTI, A
POP, I
KUMARI, M
机构
[1] UNIV MANCHESTER,DEPT ENGN,MANCHESTER M13 9PL,LANCS,ENGLAND
[2] UNIV CLUJ,FAC MATH,R-3400 CLUJ NAPOCA,ROMANIA
[3] INDIAN INST SCI,DEPT MATH,BANGALORE 560012,KARNATAKA,INDIA
关键词
FREE CONVECTION BOUNDARY LAYER; STAGNATION POINT FLOW; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; RHEOLOGY;
D O I
10.1016/0142-727X(94)00010-A
中图分类号
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号
摘要
Numerical results are presented for the free-convection boundary-layer equations of the Ostwald de-Waele non-Newtonian power-law type fluids near a three-dimensional (3-D) stagnation point of attachment on an isothermal surface. The existence of dual solutions that are three-dimensional in nature have been verified by means of a numerical procedure. An asymptotic solution for very large Prandtl numbers has also been derived. Solutions are presented for a range of values of the geometric curvature parameter c, the power-law index n, and the Prandtl number Pr.
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页数:7
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