Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer for Non-Newtonian Fluids

Dear Colleagues,

We are thrilled to present a Special Issue of Processes, “Fluid dynamics and heat transfer for non-Newtonian fluids.”

Non-Newtonian fluids find application in many industrial processes. 

However, solid theories support the hydraulic design of systems with Newtonian fluids, while the same practice for complex fluids still lacks generalized knowledge since their effective viscosity changes with the flow velocity. 

Moreover, further complexities arise in nonadiabatic systems. For example, heat flux at the pipe walls drives the forced convection in the flow, and the friction between two adjacent fluid layers generates an internal heat source affecting the whole temperature field, especially at high rates of shear.

This Special Issue aims to collect the latest contributions in thermo-fluid dynamics for non-Newtonian fluids. Topics of interest for the Special Issue include (but are not limited to):

• Numerical analysis of non-Newtonian flows. 
• Forced convection in non-Newtonian fluids.
• Heat transfer enhancement techniques for energy saving.
• Scalar transport by non-Newtonian fluids.
• Phase-change and multiphase flows.

Numerical, theoretical, and experimental studies are encouraged, and interdisciplinary approaches are also appreciated.

Prof. Dr. Pietro Poesio
Dr. Andrea Aquino
Guest Editors

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