Mixed convection boundary layer flow in a viscoelastic fluid with internal heat generation

The study in flows of viscoelastic fluid has generated many interests and become more important recently because of their wide applications in engineering and in several industrial processes. In this thesis, the mixed convection boundary layer of a viscoelastic fluid past a circular cylinder with co...

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Main Author:	Rozali, Nik Nur Hidayah
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	QA75 Electronic computers Computer science
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33225/1/NikNurHidayahRozaliMFS2013.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.332252017-09-17T01:05:29Z Mixed convection boundary layer flow in a viscoelastic fluid with internal heat generation 2013-01 Rozali, Nik Nur Hidayah QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science The study in flows of viscoelastic fluid has generated many interests and become more important recently because of their wide applications in engineering and in several industrial processes. In this thesis, the mixed convection boundary layer of a viscoelastic fluid past a circular cylinder with constant heat flux with internal heat generation is discussed. The governing boundary layer equations are transformed into a system of non dimensional equations by using the non dimensional variables. The non dimensional governing equations are then solved numerically using the Keller-box method by augmenting an extra boundary condition at infinity. Numerical solutions are displayed graphically for the velocity and temperature profiles with the effects of the mixed convection parameter, ,? the viscoelastic parameter, K, the Prandtl number, Pr, and the internal heat generation parameter, .? Results shown that when internal heat generation, ? is increased, the velocity and temperature profiles are increased. Limiting cases of present results are compared with the published results and found to concur very well. 2013-01 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33225/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33225/1/NikNurHidayahRozaliMFS2013.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Science Faculty of Science
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spellingShingle	QA75 Electronic computers Computer science Rozali, Nik Nur Hidayah Mixed convection boundary layer flow in a viscoelastic fluid with internal heat generation
description	The study in flows of viscoelastic fluid has generated many interests and become more important recently because of their wide applications in engineering and in several industrial processes. In this thesis, the mixed convection boundary layer of a viscoelastic fluid past a circular cylinder with constant heat flux with internal heat generation is discussed. The governing boundary layer equations are transformed into a system of non dimensional equations by using the non dimensional variables. The non dimensional governing equations are then solved numerically using the Keller-box method by augmenting an extra boundary condition at infinity. Numerical solutions are displayed graphically for the velocity and temperature profiles with the effects of the mixed convection parameter, ,? the viscoelastic parameter, K, the Prandtl number, Pr, and the internal heat generation parameter, .? Results shown that when internal heat generation, ? is increased, the velocity and temperature profiles are increased. Limiting cases of present results are compared with the published results and found to concur very well.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Rozali, Nik Nur Hidayah
author_facet	Rozali, Nik Nur Hidayah
author_sort	Rozali, Nik Nur Hidayah
title	Mixed convection boundary layer flow in a viscoelastic fluid with internal heat generation
title_short	Mixed convection boundary layer flow in a viscoelastic fluid with internal heat generation
title_full	Mixed convection boundary layer flow in a viscoelastic fluid with internal heat generation
title_fullStr	Mixed convection boundary layer flow in a viscoelastic fluid with internal heat generation
title_full_unstemmed	Mixed convection boundary layer flow in a viscoelastic fluid with internal heat generation
title_sort	mixed convection boundary layer flow in a viscoelastic fluid with internal heat generation
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Science
granting_department	Faculty of Science
publishDate	2013
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/33225/1/NikNurHidayahRozaliMFS2013.pdf
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Mixed convection boundary layer flow in a viscoelastic fluid with internal heat generation

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