New analytical solutions of a well-known boundary value problem in fluid mechanics

Fluid Dynamics Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 313-317

  Magyari, E ^a   Pop, I ^a   Keller, B ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Airy functions; Boundary layers; Free convection; Multiple solutions; Porous media; Stretching surfaces

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

QUIESCENT FLUIDS;

FLUID MECHANICS;

BOUNDARY LAYER; CONVECTION; FLOW OVER SURFACE; FLUID MECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL METHOD; POROUS MEDIUM; VERTICAL PLATE;

EID: 0242338426     PISSN: 01695983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fluiddyn.2003.04.001     Document Type: Article

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