The effect of reduced heat transfer in a micropolar fluid in natural convection

• Autorzy: Rup K. , Dróżdż A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper presents the numerical solution to the unsteady natural convection problem in micropolar fluid in the vicinity of a vertical plate, heat flux of which rises suddenly at a given moment. In order to solve this problem the method of finite differences was applied. The numerical results have been presented for a range of values of the dimensionless material properties and fluid Prandtl number. The analysis of the results shows that the intensity of the heat transfer in micropolar fluid is lower compared to the Newtonian fluid.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

micropolar fluid; microrotation; boundary layer theory; Local Nusselt number

PL

teoria warstwy przyściennej; Liczba Nusselta

• Wydawca: Wydawnictwo Instytutu Maszyn Przepływowych PAN ; Komitet Termodynamiki i Spalania PAN
• Czasopismo: Archives of Thermodynamics
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: Vol. 34, no. 3
• Strony: 45--59
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 9 poz., il.

Twórcy

autor

Rup K.

• Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Jana Pawła II 37, 31-864 Kraków, Poland

autor

Dróżdż A.

• Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Jana Pawła II 37, 31-864 Kraków, Poland

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