Influence of temperature-dependent viscosity and thermal radiation on MHD forced convection over a non-isothermal wedge

An analysis has been carried out to study heat transfer characteristics of an incompressible Newtonian electrically conducting and heat generating/absorbing fluid having temperature-dependent viscosity over a non-isothermal wedge in the presence of thermal radiation. The Rosseland approximation is used to describe the radiative heat flux in the energy equation. The wedge surface is assumed to be permeable so as to allow for possible wall suction or injection. The effects of viscous dissipation, Joule heating, stress work and thermal radiation are included in the model. The governing differential equations are derived and transformed using a non-similarity transformation. The transformed equations are solved numerically by applying a fifth-order Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg scheme with shooting technique. Favorable comparisons with previously published work on various special cases of the problem are obtained. Numerical results for the velocity and temperature profiles for a prescribed magnetic field parameter as well as the development of the local skin-friction coefficient and local Nusselt number with the magnetic field and radiation parameters are presented graphically and in tabulated form to elucidate the influence of the various physical parameters.     

Combined effects of free and forced convection on magnetohydrodynamic flow in a rotating channel

The steady flow in a channel rotating with an angular velocity \(\vec \Omega \) and subjected to a constant transverse magnetic field is analysed. An exact solution of the governing equations is obtained. The solution in the dimensionless form contains three parameters: the Grash of number,G, the Hartmann number,M ² and the rotation parameter,K ². The effects of these parameters on the velocity and magnetic field distributions are studied. For large values ofK ² andM ², there arise thin boundary layers on the walls of the channel which may be identified as the Ekman-Hartmann layers.     

Combined free and forced convection effects on the magnetohydrodynamic flow through a channel

Zusammenfassung Die freie Konvektion einer elektrisch leitenden Flüssigkeit in einer horizontalen Kanalströmung in Anwesenheit eines homogenen vertikalen Magnetfeldes wird analysiert. Für die Erwärmung der oberen Wand ergibt sich eine Neigung der Strömung zur Instabilität. Der starke Einfluss des Magnetfeldes auf die Strömung wird diskutiert.     

Combined free and forced convection effects on the magnetohydrodynamic flow through a porous channel

The combined effect of free and forced convection on the flow of an electrically conducting liquid between two horizontal parallel porous walls has been studied. There is a transverse magnetic field at the walls. The equations of motion and energy have been solved by a small perturbation method. The flow phenomenon has been characterized by the non-dimensional numbers like R (cross-flow Reynolds number), K (Brinkman number), G (Grashof number), M (magnetic number) and the effects of these numbers on the velocity and temperature fields, induced magnetic field, electric field and shearing stress at the walls have been studied.     

Free and forced convection flow in a rotating channel bounded below by a permeable bed

The steady flow in a parallel plate channel rotating with an angular velocity Ω and bounded below by a permeable bed is analysed under the effect of buoyancy force. On the porous bed the boundary condition of Beavers and Joseph is applied and an exact solution of the governing equations is found. The solution in dimensionless form contains four parameters: The permeability parameterσ ², the Grashof numberG, the rotation parameterK ² and a dimensionless constantα. The effects of these parameters, specially,σ ², G andK ², on the slip velocities and velocity distributions are studied. For largeK ², there arise thin boundary layers on the walls of the channel.     

Effect of transverse magnetic field on heat transfer to an electrically conducting and thermal radiating fluid flowing in a parallel-plate channel

Zusammenfassung Der Einfluss eines magnetischen Feldes auf die Wärmeübertragung in einer ausgebildeten laminaren Strömung einer elektrisch leitenden, wärmestrahlenden, zähen und inkompressiblen Flüssigkeit zwischen zwei unendlichen parallelen Platten wird untersucht. Ein konstantes äusseres magnetisches Feld wirkt in der Richtung senkrecht zu den Platten und der Strömungsrichtung. Die auf einer konstanten Temperatur gehaltenen Kanalwände sollen Wärme ausstrahlen und diffus reflektieren.Die Temperaturverläufe wurden für einige Werte der interessierenden Parameter und für das ganze Gebiet der Hartmannschen Zahl numerisch gerechnet. Die entsprechenden Kennwerte der Wärmeübertragung zwischen den Kanalwänden und der Flüssigkeit sind im Text tabellarisch angegeben. Das Magnetfeld vergrössert sowohl die Wärmeübertragung durch Leitung als auch durch Strahlung. Die Vergrösserung ist jedoch gering.

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Work done under auspices of U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.     

Exact analytical solution of forced convection in a porous-saturated duct

This paper shows that the nonlinear boundary value problem arisen from forced convection in a porous-saturated duct is exactly solvable and the solution is presented in an implicit form.     

A perturbation solution for forced convection in a porous-saturated duct

Fully developed forced convection through a porous medium bounded by two isoflux parallel plates is investigated analytically on the basis of a Brinkman–Forchheimer model. The matched asymptotic expansion method is applied for small values of the Darcy number. For the case of large Darcy number the solution for the Brinkman–Forchheimer momentum equation is found in terms of an asymptotic expansion. With the velocity distribution determined, the energy equation is solved using the same asymptotic technique. The results for limiting cases are found to be in good agreement with those available in the literature and the numerical results obtained here.     

Combined free and forced convection for laminar flow in vertical triangular channel with internal heat generation

The problem of combined, natural and forced convection for the laminar flow in a vertical channel of equilateral triangular cross-section is discussed. Internal heat generation is assumed to be uniform. The coupled equations in velocity and temperature are solved using equitriangular transform. Expressions for pressure drop parameter and Nusselt number are obtained and their behaviour for different values of Rayleigh number and heat generation function, is studied.     

On the solvability of a self-similar problem of forced convection

We consider a problem, described by a third order ordinary differential equation, that concerns nonisothermal flow of a viscous fluid through pipes. A study is made of a nonlinear boundary value problem for specified values of the thermal flow and a given Peclet number. Non-solvability of the boundary value problem is shown for parameter values larger than some critical value.Translated from Dinamicheskie Sistemy, No. 5, pp. 59–62, 1986.     

Effects of thermal radiation and space porosity on MHD mixed convection flow in a vertical channel using homotopy analysis method

A study of MHD mixed convection flow through porous space in the presence of a temperature dependent heat source in a vertical channel with radiation has been analyzed. The Rosseland approximation is considered in the modeling of the conduction radiation heat transfer and temperatures of the walls are assumed constants. The governing equations are expressed in non-dimensional form and the series solutions of coupled system of equations are constructed for velocity and temperature using homotopy analysis method (HAM). The effects of various involved parameters on the velocity and temperature field are shown and discussed. The coefficient of skin friction, and the rate of heat transfer coefficient are obtained and illustrated graphically.     

The influence of slight buoyancy in forced convection from a point source

Résumé On a étudié les mouvements d'un fluide dans un champs gravitationel, dans lequel se déplace, dans une direction quelconque, une source ponctuelle de chaleur. L'analyse est faite en employant les méthodes d'approximation d'Oseen et de Boussinesq. La solution du problème linearisé est obtenue et discutée. On trouve que dans le cas du problème plan d'une source de chaleur linéaire, la solution obtenue est applicable seulement dans un domaine infini.     

Long-wavelength thermal convection in a weak shear flow

The problem of thermal convection in an imposed shear flow isexamined for a horizontal layer of fluid between poorly conductingboundaries. The horizontal scale H of the convective motionnear its onset is much greater than the depth h of the fluidlayer, with h/H being proportional to the one-fourth power ofa Biot number appearing in the condition applied to the temperatureat the horizontal boundaries. It is known that an asymptoticexpansion in powers of h/H yields a nonlinear long-wavelengthevolution equation for the depth-averaged temperature fieldthat is spatially isotropic in the absence of an imposed shearflow, but is strongly anisotropic for ‘strong’ shear.We derive in this paper a nonlocal long-wavelength equationthat bridges these two cases, and that contains each case inthe zero-shear and large-shear limits. Using this evolutionequation, we show how the shear flow stabilizes the longitudinalrolls to the zigzag instability, and how a preference for asquare planfonn on a periodic square lattice gives way to apreference for longitudinal rolls near onset. The longitudinalrolls may then become unstable as the Rayleigh number is increased.The analytical work is illustrated by some numerical simulationsof the full three-dimensional Boussinesq Navier-Stokes equations.The problem of pattern selection on a hexagonal lattice is alsodiscussed, and some new results are presented.     

Influence of cross diffusions on mixed convection chemical reaction flow in a vertical channel with Navier slip: Homotopy approach

This paper is to examine the incompressible, laminar mixed convective Navier slip flow between vertical plates with cross diffusion effects. This research includes the first order chemical reaction also. The resulting equations with boundary conditions are reduced into dimensionless form using appropriate transformations. The series solutions are developed through a modern technique known as the homotopy analysis method. The convergent expressions of velocity components and temperature are derived. The influence of emerging parameters on fluid flow quantities have been presented graphically. Also, the nature of physical quantities are shown in tabular form.     

Combined forced and free convection heat transfer from a horizontal flat plate

The problem of combined forced and free convection heat transfer in boundary-layer flow past a heated or cooled, horizontal flat plate is studied in the limits of large and small Prandtl number using the technique of matched asymptotic expansions. It is found that the effects of natural convection are confined to small changes in the basic forced convection velocity and temperature fields providedGr/Re ^5/2 Pr ^2/3 1 forPr1, orGr/Re ^5/2 Pr ^1/2 1 forPr1. The governing similarity equations at the first two orders in these small parameters are solved and the results compared with the numerical solutions of Sparrow and Minkowycz (1962).

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Zusammenfassung Das Problem der kombinierten erzwungenen und freien Konvektion in der Grenzschichtströmung entlang einer geheizten oder gekühlten horizontalen ebenen Platte wurde untersucht im Grenzfall von kleinen und grossen Prandtl-Zahlen, mit Hilfe der angepassten asymptotischen Entwicklungen. Der Effekt der natürlichen Konvektion ergab sich als kleine Korrektur der Geschwindigkeits-und Temperatur-Felder, fallsGr/Re ^5/2 Pr ^2/3 1 fürPr1 oderGr/Re ^5/2 Pr ^1/2 1 fürPr1. Die Ähnlichkeitslösungen der beiden ersten Ordnungen in diesen Parametern wurden bestimmt, und die Resultate wurden mit der numerischen Lösung von Sparrow und Minkowycz (1962) verglichen.

     

Combined free and forced laminar convection in internally finned square ducts

Analysis is presented for the heat transfer performance of square ducts with internal fins from each wall in the case of combined free and forced convection by fully developed laminar flow. Numerical results are obtained for the Nusselt number and the pressure drop parameter for various values of finlengths and heat source parameter. For various values of Rayleigh numbers, the Nusselt number increases with the increase in finlength and decreases with the increase in heat source parameter.

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Zusammenfassung Es wird eine Analyse für den Wärmeaustausch von quadratischen Rohren mit inneren Rippen an jeder Wand im Falle einer Kombination von freier und erzwungener Konvektion bei voll entwickelter laminarer Strömung gegeben. Numerische Resultate für die Nusselt-Zahl und den Druckabfall-Koeffizienten für verschiedene Rippenbreiten und Parameter der Wärmequelle werden erhalten. Für einige Werte der Rayleighzahl wächst die Nusselt-Zahl mit der Rippenbreite und fällt mit wachsendem Parameter der Wärmequelle.

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Nomenclature A cross sectional area of the duct - B _2k Bernoulli numbers - c _p specific heat at constant pressure - D _h hydraulic diameter of finless duct - E _n complex constants (20) - F heat source parameter,Q/c _p - F _n () defined by Equation (14) - G(, , , ) Green's function (15, 16) - g gravitational acceleration - H() Heaviside function - h() defined by Equation (22) - i imaginary unit,i ²=–1 - ImW imaginary part ofW - K(,t) kernel of the integral equation, defined by (25) - k thermal conductivity - L pressure drop parameter, –D _h ² (p/x+ _w )/ - l fin length of each fin, Figure (1) - N _u Nusselt number, Equation (32) - p pressure - Q heat generation rate - R() defined by Equation (26) - R _A Rayleigh number, _w gc _p D _h ⁴ /k - ReW real part ofW - T dimensionless temperature, (t–t _w )/(c _p D _h ² /k) - T _mx dimensionless mixed mean temperature, Equation (33) - t fluid temperature - t ₀ reference temperature atx=0 - u local axial velocity - mean axial velocity - V u/ - W complex function defined by Equation (6) - w suffix denoting wall conditions - W ₀ defined by Equation (9) - W ₁ W–W ₀, Equation (18) - x axial coordinate along the length of the duct - y, z cross-sectional coordinates - constant temperature gradient, t/x - coefficient of thermal expansion of the fluid - fluid density - _n - dynamic viscosity - () Dirac delta function - ² Laplacian operator, ²/y ²/²/z ² - , y/D _h ,z/D _h      

Bifurcation and stability of forced convection in tightly coiled ducts: stability

A numerical study is made on the stability of multiple steady flows and heat transfer in tightly coiled ducts by examining their responses to finite random disturbances. It is found that possible physically realizable fully developed flows evolve, as the Dean number increases, from a stable steady symmetric 2-cell flow at lower Dean numbers to a temporal periodic oscillation, a temporal intermittent oscillation, another temporal periodic oscillation, the co-existence of stable steady symmetric 2-cell flow and temporal oscillating flows (either periodic or aperiodic), and the co-existence of three stable steady 2-cell flows (either symmetric or asymmetric) and aperiodic oscillating flows.