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Boundary-layer analysis of power-law fluids

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An exact numerical solution to the 2-D(Two-Dimensional) laminar boundary-layer equations of power-law non-newtonian fluids is obtained using a finite difference technique. No limitation has been imposed on the flow behavior index(n) or generalized Prandli number As a test case, velocity and temperature fields around a circular cylinder in crossflow were calculated The result clearly indicated that heat transfer of power-law materials is governed by shear dependent viscosity.

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  1. Dept. of Polymer Science and Engineering, Pusan National University, 609–735, Pusan, Korea

    Byung Kyu Kim & Hak Sung Lee

  2. Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Ulsan, 680–745, Ulsan, Korea

    Hak Sung Lee

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Kim, B.K., Lee, H.S. Boundary-layer analysis of power-law fluids. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 6, 227–233 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02697685

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