Unsteady boundary layer flow of a micropolar fluid near the forward stagnation point of a plane surface
The growth of the boundary-layer flow of a micropolar fluid started impulsively from rest near the forward stagnation point of a two-dimensional plane surface is studied theoretically. The transformed non-similar boundary-layer equations are solved numerically using a very efficient finite-differenc...
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Elsevier Science Ltd.
2003
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/7241/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0020-7225(02)00146-5 |
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| Summary: | The growth of the boundary-layer flow of a micropolar fluid started impulsively from rest near the forward stagnation point of a two-dimensional plane surface is studied theoretically. The transformed non-similar boundary-layer equations are solved numerically using a very efficient finite-difference method known as Keller-box method. This method may present well-behaved solutions for the transient (small time) solution and those of the steady-state flow (large time) solution. Numerical results are given for the reduced velocity and microrotation profiles, as well as for the skin friction coefficient when the material parameter K takes the value K=0 (Newtonian fluid), 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 and 3. Important features of these flow characteristics are shown on graphs and in tables |
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