TY - JOUR
T1 - Natural convection flow of a generalized second grade fluid between two vertical walls
AU - Massoudi, Mehrdad
AU - Vaidya, Ashwin
AU - Wulandana, Rachmadian
PY - 2008/2
Y1 - 2008/2
N2 - We study the flow due to natural convection of a non-Newtonian fluid, modeled as a generalized second grade fluid, between two vertical parallel walls. The flow results from the two walls being held at different temperatures. The viscosity of the fluid is taken to be a function of temperature according to Reynolds' exponential law. We solve for the dimensionless velocity and temperature profiles and study their dependence upon certain material parameters.
AB - We study the flow due to natural convection of a non-Newtonian fluid, modeled as a generalized second grade fluid, between two vertical parallel walls. The flow results from the two walls being held at different temperatures. The viscosity of the fluid is taken to be a function of temperature according to Reynolds' exponential law. We solve for the dimensionless velocity and temperature profiles and study their dependence upon certain material parameters.
KW - Generalized second grade non-Newtonian fluid
KW - Natural convection
KW - Temperature and shear dependent viscosity
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=35248859812&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.nonrwa.2006.09.003
DO - 10.1016/j.nonrwa.2006.09.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:35248859812
SN - 1468-1218
VL - 9
SP - 80
EP - 93
JO - Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications
JF - Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications
IS - 1
ER -