Flow and heat transfer over an unsteady stretching sheet in a micropolar fluid with prescribed surface heat flux.

The unsteady laminar flow of an incompressible micropolar fluid over a stretching sheet with prescribed surface heat flux is investigated. The governing partial differential boundary layer equations are first transformed into ordinary differential equations before being solved numerically by a finit...

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Main Authors: Bachok @ Lati, Norfifah, Ishak, Anuar, Nazar, Roslinda
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: North Atlantic University Union 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14787/1/Flow%20and%20heat%20transfer%20over%20an%20unsteady%20stretching%20sheet%20in%20a%20micropolar%20fluid%20with%20prescribed%20surface%20heat%20flux.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14787/
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Summary:The unsteady laminar flow of an incompressible micropolar fluid over a stretching sheet with prescribed surface heat flux is investigated. The governing partial differential boundary layer equations are first transformed into ordinary differential equations before being solved numerically by a finite-difference m 'hod. The effects of the unsteadiness parameter and Prandtl number on the flow and heat transfer characteristics are studied. It is found that the surface shear stress and the heat transfer rate at the surface are higher for micropolar fluids compared to Newtonian fluids.