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Variational solutions for the two-stream mixing of power-law fluids

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The variational principle of Lebon-Lambermont, originally proposed for Newtonian fluids, is seen to be applicable to generalized Newtonian fluids. As an example, it is applied to obtain approximate solutions of the laminar boundary-layer equations for the two-stream mixing of power-law fluids. The flow along a flat plate is obtained as a particular case when the consistency of one of the fluids diverges.

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    D. Jou, C. Perez-Garcia & J. M. Rubi

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Jou, D., Perez-Garcia, C. & Rubi, J.M. Variational solutions for the two-stream mixing of power-law fluids. Appl. Sci. Res. 35, 393–407 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00420388

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