Non-Newtonian Flow and Heat Transfer

Various types of non-Newtonian behaviour are reviewed together with examples commonly encountered in industrial situations. The effect of such fluid properties on isothermal laminar flow in simple geometries is considered. Various problems in laminar heat transfer to non-Newtonian fluids are also discussed and the effects of temperature dependent rheological properties and viscous dissipation are considered. The relevance of these simple examples to more complex industrial problems is discussed.