Pressure drop predictions for laminar flows of extended modified power law fluids in rectangular ducts

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 51, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 1393-1401

  Capobianchi, Massimo ^a  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Extended modified power law; Friction factor; Modified Reynolds number; Non Newtonian fluids; Rectangular duct flow

Indexed keywords

DUCTS; NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR DEFORMATION; VISCOSITY;

EXTENDED MODIFIED POWER LAW; FRICTION FACTOR; MODIFIED REYNOLDS NUMBER; RECTANGULAR DUCT FLOW;

LAMINAR FLOW;

DUCTS; LAMINAR FLOW; NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; PRESSURE DROP; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR DEFORMATION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 39149097183     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2007.11.019     Document Type: Article

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