Convective heat transfer of electrically conducting MHD power law fluid through annular sector duct

Abstract

This study deals with the effect of Lorentz force on forced convection flow of electrically conducting magneto-hydrodynamic, (MHD) power law fluid through the annular sector duct by using finite volume method. In existence literature, hydro-thermal flow of MHD power law fluid within an annular sector duct has not been reported. The effect of Lorentz force on hydro-thermal power law fluid flow makes it very much novel in its own right. Here the main objective is to explore the effect of Lorentz force on hydro-thermal flow characteristics. The influence of uniform magnetic field is taken parallel to the radial direction. The effects of Hartman parameter, [Formula: see text] and power law index, [Formula: see text], corresponding to Lorentz force and power law fluid respectively, on the quantities of interest such as velocity and temperature profiles, friction factor and average Nusselt number [Formula: see text] are discussed for different geometric configuration parameters’ values of the annular sector duct. Computer code is developed and validated by comparing the results of limiting cases with the available literature. It has been observed that [Formula: see text] increases with the increase in [Formula: see text]. This trend is prevalent in both pseudo-plastic and dilatant fluids. The impact of [Formula: see text] is pronounced in the later case.