Travelling-Wave Similarity Solution for Gravity-Driven Rivulet of a Non-Newtonian Fluid

Authors

  • Siti Sabariah Abas
  • Yazariah Mohd Yatim
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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i2.15.11208

Published:

2018-04-06

Keywords:

Power-law fluid, Rivulet, Travelling-wave similarity solution, Thin film.

Abstract

Unsteady travelling-wave similarity solution describing the flow of a slender symmetric rivulet of non-Newtonian power-law fluid down an inclined plane is obtained. The flow is driven by gravity with strong surface-tension effect. The solution predicts that at any time  and position , the rivulet widens or narrows according to , where  is velocity of a rivulet, and the film thickens or thins according to a free parameter , independent of power-law index . The rivulet also has a quartic transverse profile which always has a global maximum at its symmetrical axis.

 

 

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Sabariah Abas, S., Mohd Yatim, Y., & ., . (2018). Travelling-Wave Similarity Solution for Gravity-Driven Rivulet of a Non-Newtonian Fluid. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(2.15), 38–40. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i2.15.11208

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Received 2018-04-06
Accepted 2018-04-06
Published 2018-04-06