Natural convection of a non-Newtonian fluid about a horizontal cylinder and a sphere in a porous medium

Han Taw Chen, Cha'o Kuang Chen

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Abstract

The problem of natural convection of a non-Newtonian fluid about a horizontal isothermal cylinder and an isothermal sphere in the porous medium is considered. The present study is based on the boundary layer approximation and only suitable for a high Rayleigh number. Similarity solutions are obtained by using the fourth order Runge-Kutta method. The effects of the wall temperature TW and the new power-law index n on the characteristics of heat transfer are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)605-614
Number of pages10
JournalInternational Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer
Volume15
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1988

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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