Fully developed free convection of a micropolar fluid in a vertical channel

Numerical and analytical solutions of the developing laminar free convection of a micropolar fluid in a vertical parallel plate channel with asymmetric heating are presented. The solutions are obtained for different ratios of the wall temperature differences (above the temperature of the fluid at the channel entrance). The numerical solution is shown to be in excellent agreement with the closed form analytical solution. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd.