Falkner-skan solution for gravity-driven film flow of a micropolar fluid

In this paper, the steady Falkner-Skan solution for gravity-driven film flow of a micropolar fluid is theoretically investigated. The resulting nonlinear ordinary differential equations are solved numerically using an implicit finite-difference scheme. The results obtained for the skin friction coef...

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Main Authors: Kartini Ahmad, Roslinda Nazar, Ioan Pop
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011
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spelling ukm-29412016-12-14T06:33:07Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2941/ Falkner-skan solution for gravity-driven film flow of a micropolar fluid Kartini Ahmad, Roslinda Nazar, Ioan Pop, In this paper, the steady Falkner-Skan solution for gravity-driven film flow of a micropolar fluid is theoretically investigated. The resulting nonlinear ordinary differential equations are solved numerically using an implicit finite-difference scheme. The results obtained for the skin friction coefficient as well as the velocity and microrotation or angular velocity profiles are shown in table and figures for different values of the material or micropolar parameter K. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2011-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2941/1/13_Kartini.pdf Kartini Ahmad, and Roslinda Nazar, and Ioan Pop, (2011) Falkner-skan solution for gravity-driven film flow of a micropolar fluid. Sains Malaysiana, 40 (11). pp. 1291-1296. ISSN 0126-6039 http://www.ukm.my/jsm/contents.html
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description In this paper, the steady Falkner-Skan solution for gravity-driven film flow of a micropolar fluid is theoretically investigated. The resulting nonlinear ordinary differential equations are solved numerically using an implicit finite-difference scheme. The results obtained for the skin friction coefficient as well as the velocity and microrotation or angular velocity profiles are shown in table and figures for different values of the material or micropolar parameter K.
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author Kartini Ahmad,
Roslinda Nazar,
Ioan Pop,
spellingShingle Kartini Ahmad,
Roslinda Nazar,
Ioan Pop,
Falkner-skan solution for gravity-driven film flow of a micropolar fluid
author_facet Kartini Ahmad,
Roslinda Nazar,
Ioan Pop,
author_sort Kartini Ahmad,
title Falkner-skan solution for gravity-driven film flow of a micropolar fluid
title_short Falkner-skan solution for gravity-driven film flow of a micropolar fluid
title_full Falkner-skan solution for gravity-driven film flow of a micropolar fluid
title_fullStr Falkner-skan solution for gravity-driven film flow of a micropolar fluid
title_full_unstemmed Falkner-skan solution for gravity-driven film flow of a micropolar fluid
title_sort falkner-skan solution for gravity-driven film flow of a micropolar fluid
publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2011
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2941/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2941/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2941/1/13_Kartini.pdf
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