MOMENTUM HEAT-TRANSFER ANALOGY FOR POWER-LAW FLUIDS DURING TURBULENT BOUNDARY-LAYER FLOW WITH MILD PRESSURE-GRADIENTS

There have been many attempts in the literature to develop analogies for momentum, heat and mass transfer to power-law fluids. However, none consider the presence of a pressure gradient when formulating the analogies. The present work attempts to develop a momentum/heat transfer analogy under the influence of a mild pressure gradient for non-Newtonian power-law fluids using the Nakayama et al. (AIAA J. 22, 841-844 (1984)) solution methodology for Newtonian fluids.