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Effects of Power Law Fluid Characteristics on Core-Annular Flow in a Horizontal Pipe

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In this work, a case of axisymmetric perfect core-annular flow (PCAF) is considered, where both the fluids are assumed to be incompressible and immiscible having different flow-behaviour and consistency indices, respectively. A steady and fully developed flow is studied theoretically with a focus on role of power law characteristics on CAF velocity profiles. It is noted that a low viscosity shear thinning fluid in the core significantly affects the velocity profiles. However, if the core has very high viscosity, the CAF velocity profile is almost independent of its flow-behaviour index. Further, a low viscosity shear thinning fluid can be the most promising option to be used as annular fluid in the CAF arrangement while transporting high viscous fluid in the CAF arrangement.

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The author would like to thank Prof. Amitabh Bhattacharya (IIT Delhi), Prof. Ramesh Singh (IIT Bombay) and Prof. Rico Tabor (Monash University) for their support in carrying out this work.

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Institute of Infrastructure, Technology, Research and Management, Ahmedabad, 380026, India

    Sumit Tripathi

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  1. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India

    Krishna Mohan Singh

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    Sudhakar Subudhi

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    Nikhil Kumar Singh

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Tripathi, S. (2024). Effects of Power Law Fluid Characteristics on Core-Annular Flow in a Horizontal Pipe. In: Singh, K.M., Dutta, S., Subudhi, S., Singh, N.K. (eds) Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power, Volume 5. FMFP 2022. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6074-3_8

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