Weak solutions for a class of non-Newtonian fluids with energy transfer (Q1586145)

The author studies a nonlinear convection problem with temperature-dependent coefficients for a rather general class of non-Newtonian fluids with energy dissipation. After introducing a variational formulation of the problem, the author proves the existence of a non-unique weak solution in Sobolev spaces by the fixed point technique, employing Galerkin method, Yosida approximation, and Lagrange multipliers for the associated generalized Navier-Stokes system. The uniqueness of the solution is guaranteed after prescribing the diffusion coefficient and convective as well as dissipative terms.