Free convection in a square cavity filled with a Casson fluid under the effects of thermal radiation and viscous dissipation
International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow
ISSN: 0961-5539
Article publication date: 2 October 2017
Abstract
Purpose
The main purpose of this numerical work is to study free convection of Casson fluid in a square differentially heated cavity taking into account the effects of thermal radiation and viscous dissipation.
Design/methodology/approach
The cavity is heated from the left vertical wall and cooled from the right vertical wall while horizontal walls are insulated. The governing partial differential equations invoking Rosseland approximation for thermal radiation with corresponding boundary conditions have been solved by finite difference method of the second-order accuracy using dimensionless variables stream function, vorticity and temperature. The governing parameters are Rayleigh number (Ra = 105), Prandtl number (Pr = 0.1, 0.7, 7.0), Casson parameter (γ = 0.1-5.0), radiation parameter (Rd = 0-10), Eckert number (Ec = 0-1.0).
Findings
It is found that an increase in Casson parameter leads to the heat transfer enhancement and fluid flow intensification. While a growth of Eckert number illustrates the heat transfer suppression.
Originality/value
The originality of this work is to analyze for the first-time natural convective fluid flow and heat transfer of a Casson fluid within a differentially heated square cavity under the effects of thermal radiation and viscous dissipation. The results would benefit scientists and engineers to become familiar with the flow behavior of such non-Newtonian fluids, and the way to predict the properties of this flow for possibility of using this specific fluid in various engineering and industrial processes, such as chyme movement in intestine, blood flows, lubrication processes with grease and heavy oils, glass blowing, electronic chips, food stuff, slurries, etc.
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Acknowledgements
This work of Mikhail A. Sheremet was conducted as a government task of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Project Number 13.1919.2014/K. The authors also wish to express their thanks to the very competent Reviewers for the valuable comments and suggestions.
Citation
Pop, I. and Sheremet, M. (2017), "Free convection in a square cavity filled with a Casson fluid under the effects of thermal radiation and viscous dissipation", International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, Vol. 27 No. 10, pp. 2318-2332. https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-09-2016-0352
Publisher
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