Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids in Curved Pipes : Turbulent Flow

Prediction of turbulent flow in curved pipes

A finite-difference procedure is employed to predict the development of turbulent flow in curved pipes. The turbulence model used involves the solution of two differential equations, one for the kinetic energy of the turbulence and the other for its dissipation rate. The predicted total-velocity contours for the developing flow in a 180’ bend are compared with the experimental data. Predictions...

Time-periodic Electroosmotic Flow of Non-newtonian Fluids in Microchannels

The alternating current electroosmotic flow of a non-Newtonian power-law fluid is studied in a circular microchannel. A numerical method is employed to solve the non-linear Poisson-Boltzmann and the momentum equations. The main parameters which affect the flow field are the flow behavior index, the dimensionless zeta potential and the dimensionless frequency. At very low dimensionless frequenci...

Reactive rimming flow of non-Newtonian fluids

Numerical Simulation in Steady flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids in Pipes with Circular Cross-Section

In the chemical and process industries, it is often required to pump fluids over long distances from storage to various processing units and/or from one plant site to another. There may be a substantial frictional pressure loss in both the pipe line and in the individual units themselves. It is thus often necessary to consider the problems of calculating the power requirements for pumping throu...

Slip Velocity in Flow and Heat Transfer of Non-newtonian Fluids in Microchannels

The steady-state fully-developed laminar flow of non-Newtonian power-law fluids is examined in a circular microchannel with slip boundary condition and under an imposed constant wall heat flux. Effects of slip as well as the hydrodynamic and thermal key parameters on heat transfer and entropy generation are investigated. The results reveal that increasing the Brinkman number and the flow behavi...