Flow of Power-Law Fluids Past a Sphere at Intermediate Reynolds Numbers

A finite-volume-based numerical approach has been used to solve the equations of motion for the steady and incompressible power-law fluid past a sphere in the two-dimensional symmetric range of conditions. The simulations are verified against previous numerical and experimental results available in the literature. The friction and pressure drag profiles and streamline plots showing the nature of flow and the wake structure are presented. The computed results cover the Reynolds number range of 5 =