On the Interplay of Micropolarity and Viscoelastic Relaxation in Controlling Drag Within a Cavity Flow
Khizar Hayat Khan Khan·Muhammad Bilal·Nazim Hussain Hanjano·Farxod Akmalovich Ixtiyarov·Saeed Islam·Amna·Ghulam Khadija·Muhammad Sabeel Khan
The interplay between microrotation, microinertia, and viscoelastic relaxation significantly influences the hydrodynamic performance of non-Newtonian cavity flows. This study investigates the combined effects of the Eringen number, micropolar coupling constant, and fluid relaxation factor on drag force, microrotation, and flow behavior in a two-dimensional lid-driven cavity. The governing nonlinear partial differential equations are formulated using Eringen’s micropolar theory with relaxation-ti