Power-law shear-thinning fluid flow over a heated square bluff body is numerically investigated under aiding buoyancy mixed convection at low Reynolds numbers. Semi-explicit finite volume code is developed to solve the governing equations along with the appropriate boundary conditions. Both aiding buoyancy and shear-thinning natures are found to augment the heat transfer rate from the surface of the long square bar. In aiding buoyancy, the total drag coefficient is found to be more for the square cylinder than that of the circular cylinder, whereas the average_x000D_ cylinder Nusselt number for the square cylinder is found to be lower than the circular one on equal side/diameter basis. Maximum augmentation in heat transfer is found to be approximately 20% with respect to forced convection. Finally, a heat transfer correlation is established by using the Colburn heat transfer factor.

Square Bluff Body Non-Newtonian Fluids Aiding Buoyancy Drag Coefficients Nusselt Number Streamlines _x000D_ Isotherms and Heat Transfer Enhancement

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