Steady flow across a confined square cylinder: Effects of power-law index and blockage ratio

The effect of blockage ratio on the flow characteristics of power-law fluids across a square cylinder confined in a channel has been investigated for the range of conditions 1 ≤ Re ≤ 45, 0.5 ≤ n ≤ 2.0 and β = 1/8, 1/6 and 1/4. Extensive numerical results on the individual and total drag coefficients...

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Published in:Journal of non-Newtonian fluid mechanics 2008-01, Vol.148 (1), p.141-150
Main Authors: Dhiman, A.K., Chhabra, R.P., Eswaran, V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blockage ratio
Drag
Exact sciences and technology
Flows in ducts, channels, nozzles, and conduits
Fluid dynamics
Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications)
Non-Newtonian fluid
Non-newtonian fluid flows
Physics
Square cylinder
Steady flow
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Summary:The effect of blockage ratio on the flow characteristics of power-law fluids across a square cylinder confined in a channel has been investigated for the range of conditions 1 ≤ Re ≤ 45, 0.5 ≤ n ≤ 2.0 and β = 1/8, 1/6 and 1/4. Extensive numerical results on the individual and total drag coefficients, wake length, stream function, vorticity and power-law viscosity on the surface of the square cylinder are reported to determine the combined effects of the flow behavior index, blockage ratio and Reynolds number. The size of the wake region is influenced more by blockage than by power-law index. Similarly, drag is also seen to be more influenced by blockage ratio and the Reynolds number than that by the power-law index.
ISSN:0377-0257
1873-2631
DOI:10.1016/j.jnnfm.2007.04.010