.... This paper aims to investigate the changes in friction and pressure drop in the microchannels by considering the different roughness elements on microchannel wall and changes in elementary geometry and flow conditions. Results show a significant effect of roughness on the pressure drop and friction...

.../approach The problem is formulated in terms of non‐similar equations. These equations are solved numerically by an efficient implicit, iterative, finite‐difference method in combination with a quasi‐linearization technique. Findings It was found that the skin‐friction coefficient increased...

... friction around the cylindrical cavity subjected to the jet impingement was investigated. Findings Increasing jet velocity at nozzle exit enhances the heat transfer rates from the cavity wall and modifies the skin friction at cavity wall, which is more pronounced as the cavity depth increases to 1 mm...

... increases with the increase in magnetic parameter; velocity and temperature profiles increase due to increase in heat generation parameter; varying viscosity and thermal conductivity modifies the flow and heat transfer characteristic; and skin‐friction and heat transfer are affected by simultaneous change...

...O.M. Haddad; M.Q. Al‐Odat Purpose This study seeks to focus on the annular flow between rectangular and equilateral‐triangular ducts under all possible arrangements. The aim of this work is to obtain accurate prediction of the friction factor of this flow using high‐order finite element method...

... simulations are carried out employing an equal order finite‐element procedure based on a projection algorithm. © MCB UP Limited 2002 Heat transfer Flow Friction Finite elements a==independent variable A==amplitude f==friction factor h...