Heat Transfer to Non-Newtonian Fluids: Fundamentals and Analytical Expressions

In this practical book, industry professional Aroon Shenoy vividly demonstrates methods for the simplification of complex equations and provides solutions to various heat transfer situations to non-Newtonian fluids.
Independent of computational tools, he discusses the necessary background to understand the fundamentals, covering forced, natural and mixed convection with and without porous media. Furthermore, he treats laminar as well as turbulent flow heat transfer as well as the criterion for transition from laminar to turbulent flow for natural convection. Heat transfer characteristics of non-Newtonian fluids are covered from inelastic power law fluids to viscoelastic second-order fluids and mildly elastic drag reducing fluids. The result is a strong foundation in non-Newtonian heat transfer, allowing the reader to solve complex and challenging boundary layer problems using the simplification techniques presented.