Research Article

Variational Approach for Resolving the Flow of Generalized Newtonian Fluids in Circular Pipes and Plane Slits

Table 5

Fluid and slit parameters for the examples of Figures 4 and 6, where in all cases  m. SI units apply to all dimensional quantities as given in Nomenclature.

Model Fluid properties

Newtonian 0.02 1.2
Power Law , 0.01 0.95
Ellis , , 0.011 1.95
Ree-Eyring , 0.05 11.5
Carreau , , , 0.023 0.75
Cross , , , 0.035 2.13
Bingham , 0.014 1.03
Herschel-Bulkley , , 0.035 3.09
Casson , 0.017 2.33