THERMAL TRANSPORT OF A CONTINUOUS MOVING PLATE IN A NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID

The phenomena of conjugate convection-conduction heat transfer of a non-Newtonian fluid on a continuous moving flat plate were investigated numerically. The self-induced forced convection heat transfer in this study reveals some significantly different characteristics. Of particular interest were the effects of power-law viscosity index, generalized Prandtl number, and material parameter on the heat transfer characteristics and temperature distribution on the plate. The temperature level is found to decay gradually with distance along the moving surface. The local Nusselt number increases monotonically with the distance and eventually attains a constant value. The skin friction coefficient on the wall displays quite different features for the present fluids.