Nonsimilar solutions for free convection in non-Newtonian fluids along a vertical plate in a porous medium

Authors
Gorla, RSR Kumari, M
Citation
Rsr. Gorla et M. Kumari, Nonsimilar solutions for free convection in non-Newtonian fluids along a vertical plate in a porous medium, INT J N M H, 9(8), 1999, pp. 847-859
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Mechanical Engineering
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NUMERICAL METHODS FOR HEAT & FLUID FLOW
ISSN journal
09615539 → ACNP
Volume
9
Issue
8
Year of publication
1999
Pages
847 - 859
Database
ISI
SICI code
0961-5539(1999)9:8<847:NSFFCI>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
A nonsimilar boundary layer analysis is presented for the problem of free c onvection in power-law type non-Newtonian fluids along a permeable vertical plate with variable wall temperature or heat flux distribution. Numerical results are presented for the details of the velocity and temperature field s. A discussion is provided for the effect of viscosity index on the surfac e heat transfer rate.