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According to the research, viscoplastic fluids are sensitive to slipping. The purpose of this study is to determine whether slip affects the Rayleigh–Bénard convection of…
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Purpose
According to the research, viscoplastic fluids are sensitive to slipping. The purpose of this study is to determine whether slip affects the Rayleigh–Bénard convection of viscoplastic fluids in cavities and, if so, under what conditions.
Design/methodology/approach
The wall slip was evaluated using a model created for viscoplastic (Bingham) fluids. The coupled conservation equations were solved numerically using the finite element method. Simulations were performed for various parameters: the Rayleigh number, yield number, slip yield number and friction number.
Findings
Wall slip determines two essential yield stresses: a specific yield stress value beyond which wall slippage is impossible (S_Yc); and a maximum yield stress beyond which convective flow is impossible (Y_c). At low Rayleigh numbers, Y_c is smaller than S_Yc. Hence, the flow attained a stable (conduction) condition before achieving the no-slip condition. However, for more significant Rayleigh numbers Y_c exceeded S_Yc. Thus, the flow will slip at low yield numbers while remaining no-slip at high yield numbers. The possibility of slipping on the wall increases the buoyancy force, facilitating the onset of Rayleigh–Bénard convection.
Originality/value
An essential aspect of this study lies in its comprehensive examination of the effect of slippage on the natural convection flow of viscoplastic materials within a cavity, which has not been previously investigated. This research contributes to a new understanding of the viscoplastic fluid behavior resulting from slipping.
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Mohammad Saeid Aghighi, Christel Metivier and Hamed Masoumi
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the natural convection of a yield stress fluid in a square enclosure with differentially heated side walls. In particular, the Casson model…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the natural convection of a yield stress fluid in a square enclosure with differentially heated side walls. In particular, the Casson model is considered which is a commonly used model.
Design/methodology/approach
The coupled conservation equations of mass, momentum and energy related to the two-dimensional steady-state natural convection within square enclosures are solved numerically by using the Galerkin's weighted residual finite element method with quadrilateral, eight nodes elements.
Findings
Results highlight a small degree of the shear-thinning in the Casson fluids. It is shown that the yield stress has a stabilizing effect since the convection can stop for yield stress fluids while this is not the case for Newtonian fluids. The heat transfer rate, velocity and
Originality/value
The originality of the present study concerns the comprehensive and detailed solutions of the natural convection of Casson fluids in square enclosures with differentially heated side walls. It is shown that there exists a major difference between the cases of Casson and Bingham models, and hence using the Bingham model for analyzing the viscoplastic behavior of the fluids which follow the Casson model (such as blood) may not be accurate. Finally, a correlation is proposed for the mean Nusselt number
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