Momentum and Heat Transfer in Power‐Law Fluids Across a Rotating Cylinder: A Numerical Study

The momentum and energy equations describing the steady cross‐flow of power‐law fluids past a rotating heated cylinder have been solved numerically. The results highlight the influence of dimensionless rotational velocity $\text{(0≤α≤6),}$ power‐law index $\text{(0.5≤n≤1.5),}$ Prandtl number $\text{(1≤Pr≤100)}$ on the drag and lift coefficients for Reynolds number of $\text{Re\hspace{0.17em}=\hspace{0.17em}40,}$ surface‐averaged values of the Nusselt number, detailed flow and temperature fields.