Velocity Profile of Laminar Flow of Carreau fluid in a Pipe

computes velocity profile of Carreau fluid in a pipe

Description

The velocity and shear stress versus radial position are determined for laminar flow of a Carreau fluid in a pipe. The shooting method is used to verify the no-slip boundary condition at the pipe’s wall. Once the velocity at the center is determined, the governing Differential Algebraic Equations are solved numerically using ode15s to get the velocity profile in the pipe. A dialog box allows the user to input Carreau fluid parameters.

For a paper and programs on non-Newtonian fluids using Mathematica, please visit the following links:

http://library.wolfram.com/infocenter/Articles/6739/

http://library.wolfram.com/infocenter/MathSource/5152/

• Required Products: Optimization Toolbox
• MATLAB release: MATLAB 7.0.1 (R14SP1)