fluid dynamics;
non-Newtonian fluids;
nonlinear stability;
energy method;
D O I:
10.1002/mma.466
中图分类号:
O29 [应用数学];
学科分类号:
070104 ;
摘要:
The thermal convection in a layer of a third grade fluid is investigated, with viscosity being a general function of temperature. We develop a non-linear stability analysis and prove that unconditional nonlinear stability criterion is achieved using a natural energy approach. This shows that, in some sense, the equations for a fluid of third grade are preferable to those for a fluid of second grade or a dipolar fluid. Copyright (C) 2004 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.