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The natural convection of a homogeneous incompressible fluid of grade three is investigated between two infinite parallel vertical plates. The effect of the non-Newtonian nature of fluid on the skin friction and heat transfer are studied.
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Rajagopal, K.R., Na, T.Y. Natural convection flow of a non-Newtonian fluid between two vertical flat plates. Acta Mechanica 54, 239–246 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01184849
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