Heat transfer analysis for the Falkner-Skan wedge flow by the differential transformation method

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 48, Issue 23-24, 2005, Pages 5036-5046

  Kuo, Bor Lih ^a  

^a CHENG SHIU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Differential transformation method; Nonlinear; Thermal boundary layer problem; Wedge flow

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; INITIAL VALUE PROBLEMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

DIFFERENTIAL TRANSFORMATION METHODS; DIMENSIONLESS VELOCITY; THERMAL-BOUNDARY LAYER PROBLEMS; WEDGE FLOW;

HEAT TRANSFER;

BOUNDARY LAYER MODEL; HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 25444530691     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2003.10.046     Document Type: Article

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