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Natural convection flow of a non-Newtonian fluid between two concentric vertical cylinders

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The natural convection of a homogeneous incompressible fluid of grade three between two infinite concentric vertical cylinders is studied. We consider the effect of the non-Newtonian nature of the fluid on the skin friction and heat transfer. Some numerical experimentation is presented to show the effect on the velocity and temperature profiles as the dimensionless parameters are varied.

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  1. M. Massoudi

    Present address: Pittsburgh Energy Technology Center, U.S. Department of Energy, P.O. Box 10940, 15236, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

  2. I. Christie

    Present address: Department of Mathematics, West Virginia University, 26506, Morgantown, WV, USA

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    Massoudi, M., Christie, I. Natural convection flow of a non-Newtonian fluid between two concentric vertical cylinders. Acta Mechanica 82, 11–19 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01173736

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