Article
A Numerical Solution for the Turbulent Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluids in the Entrance Region of a Heated Circular Tube
International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-1990
Disciplines
Abstract
Numerical solutions of conservation equations are obtained for turbulent flow of non-Newtonian fluids in a circular tube. The forward marching procedure of Patankar and Spalding^1 was implemented in order to obtain the simultaneous development of the velocity and temperature fields by using the apparent viscosity of fluids. Prandtl's mixing length concept is used to determine the apparent turbulent shearing stress. Furthermore, local and average Nusselt numbers are obtained in the entrance region, as well as in the fully developed region. For the case of the fully developed region, values of the Nusselt numbers are compared both with the experimental data and empirical correlations.
DOI
10.1016/0142-727X(90)90022-4
Version
Postprint
Publisher's Statement
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 11, 1, (March 1990) DOI 10.1016/0142-727X(90)90022-4
Citation Information
Wangskarn, P., Ghorashi, B., , & Gorla, R. (1990). A numerical solution for the turbulent flow of non-Newtonian fluids in the entrance region of a heated circular tube. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 11(1), 40-43. doi:10.1016/0142-727X(90)90022-4