© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. In this paper, the effect of a magnetic field on non-Newtonian fluid flow in a lid-driven cavity has been analyzed by Finite Difference Lattice Boltzmann Method (FDLBM). It was assumed that the viscosity of the fluid flow is shear-dependent as the power-law model has been selected for the viscosity of the flow. This study has been performed for the certain pertinent parameters of Reynolds number (Re. =. 100-1000), Stuart number ( N = 0-50) and power-law index (n = 0.6-1.4) as the magnetic field is applied at different inclinations of γ=. 0° and 90°. Results show that the increment of Reynolds number augments the effect of magnetic field on the fluid flow. Furthermore, the drop in the power-law indexes increases the influence of the magnetic field at the inclined angle of γ=. 90°. The greatest effect of the horizontal magnetic field (. γ=. 0°) is observed for the power-law index of n=. 1.

Item Type:	Refereed Article
Keywords:	Lid-driven cavity, Non-Newtonian flow, MHD, FDLBM
Research Division:	Engineering
Research Group:	Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering
Research Field:	Experimental methods in fluid flow, heat and mass transfer
Objective Division:	Energy
Objective Group:	Energy transformation
Objective Field:	Energy transformation not elsewhere classified
UTAS Author:	Kefayati, GHR (Dr Gholamreza Kefayati)
ID Code:	127682
Year Published:	2015
Web of Science® Times Cited:	17
Deposited By:	Engineering
Deposited On:	2018-08-08
Last Modified:	2018-09-19
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