Non-Newtonian Fluids: Heat Transfer and Reactions

This course covers the intricate subject of Transport Phenomena in Non-Newtonian Fluids. It delves into the temperature distribution for fully developed flow of Newtonian fluids in tubes, explaining the constraints, velocity profiles, and the energy equation. For instance, learners will understand how temperature affects velocity and how to solve the energy equation. The course also explores heat transfer combined with chemical reactions, discussing problems based on spherical geometry such as heat transfer from a sphere to a stagnant fluid, heat conduction in a spherical shell, and combined heat conduction and reaction energy in a spherical catalyst pellet. Lastly, the course discusses the concept of transpiration cooling, its application in nuclear reactors, and the mathematical derivations involved in understanding the heat transfer and temperature distribution in such systems.