Analysis of the flow of a power-law fluid film on an unsteady stretching surface by means of homotopy analysis method

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 138, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 161-172

  Wang, Chun ^a   Pop, Ioan ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Analytic series solution; Homotopy analysis method; Non Newtonian fluid; Power law fluid film; Unsteady stretching surface

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; UNSTEADY FLOW;

ANALYTIC SERIES SOLUTION; FLUID FILM; HOMOTOPY ANALYSIS METHOD; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID; POWER-LAW FLUID FILM; UNSTEADY STRETCHING SURFACE;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NUMERICAL METHODS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; UNSTEADY FLOW;

EID: 33748307715     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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