Flow of a generalised Newtonian fluid due to a rotating disk

Abstract

The boundary-layer flow due to a rotating disk is considered for a number of generalised Newtonian fluid models. In the limit of large Reynolds number the flow inside the three-dimensional boundary-layer is determined via a similarity solution. Results for power-law and Bingham plastic fluids agree with previous investigations. We present solutions for fluids that adhere to the Carreau viscosity model. It is well known that unlike the power-law and Bingham models the Carreau model is applicable for vanishingly small, and infinitely large shear rates, as such we suggest these results provide a more accurate description of non-Newtonian rotating disk flow.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnnfm.2015.03.008
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
Additional Information: © 2015 The Author. Published by Elsevier BV. his is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Uncontrolled Keywords: Rotating disk flow,Generalised newtonian fluid,Similarity solution,Boundary-layer
Publication ISSN: 0377-0257
Last Modified: 30 Sep 2024 13:11
Date Deposited: 28 Sep 2022 13:42
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2015-07-01
Published Online Date: 2015-04-03
Accepted Date: 2015-03-29
Authors: Griffiths, Paul (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-2078-0118)

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