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Forced convection flow through a sinusoidally curved converging diverging channel in micropolar fluids has been investigated numerically. A simple coordinate transformation is employed to transform the complex wavy wall channel to a parallel plate channel, and the cubic spline alternating direction implicit method is then used to solve the flow patterns and heat transfer characteristics. The effects of the wavy geometry, vortex viscosity parameter and Reynolds number on skin friction coefficient and Nusselt number have been examined in detail. Results show that the flow through a sinusoidally curved converging diverging channel forms a strong forward flow and a reticular vortex within each wave for larger Reynolds number and wavy amplitudes. The heat transfer rate of a micropolar fluid is smaller than that of a Newtonian fluid, but the skin friction of a micropolar fluid is larger than that of a Newtonian fluid. Moreover, both Reynolds number and wavy amplitude tend to enhance the total heat transfer rate, irrespective of whether the fluids are Newtonian fluids or micropolar fluids.
Forced convection flow through a sinusoidally curved converging diverging channel in micropolar fluids has been investigated numerically. A simple coordinate transformation is employed to transform the complex wavy wall channel to a parallel plate channel, and the cubic spline alternating direction implicit method is then used to solve the flow patterns and heat transfer characteristics. The effects of the wavy geometry, vortex viscosity parameter and Reynolds number on skin friction coefficient and Nusselt number have been examined in detail. Results show that the flow through a sinusoidally curved converging diverging channel forms a strong forward flow and a reticular vortex within each wave for larger Reynolds number and wavy amplitudes. The heat transfer rate of a micropolar fluid is smaller than that of a Newtonian fluid, but the skin friction of a micropolar fluid is larger than that of a Newtonian fluid. Moreover, both Reynolds number and wavy amplitude tend to enhance the total heat transfer rate, irrespective of whether the fluids are Newtonian fluids or micropolar fluids.