Unsteady boundary layer flow of a micropolar fluid near the rear stagnation point of a plane surface

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 995-1001

  Lok, Yian Yian ^a   Amin, Norsarahaida ^b   Pop, Ioan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Micropolar fluid; Plane rear stagnation point; Unsteady flow

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141987804     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1290-0729(03)00079-6     Document Type: Article

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