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Analysis of laminar non‐Newtonian flow and heat transfer in curved tubes
Author(s) -
Hsu ChiaFu,
Patankar S. V.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.690280413
Subject(s) - laminar flow , nusselt number , prandtl number , heat transfer , mechanics , friction factor , power law fluid , flow (mathematics) , thermodynamics , non newtonian fluid , physics , materials science , reynolds number , turbulence
Abstract The governing equations for the laminar fully developed flow and heat transfer in curved tubes are solved numerically for a power‐law fluid. Results for the velocity and temperature fields, the friction factor, and the Nusselt number are presented for different values of the Dean number, the Prandtl number, and the power‐law index. The friction factor results are compared with available experimental data.