Series solution of unsteady boundary layer flows of non-Newtonian fluids near a forward stagnation point

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 139, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 31-43

  Xu, Hang ^a   Liao, Shi Jun ^a   Pop, Ioan ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Non Newtonian fluid; Stagnation point; Unsteady

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; UNSTEADY FLOW; VISCOUS FLOW;

HOMOTOPY ANALYSIS METHOD; INTEGRAL POWER-LAW INDEX; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID; SERIES SOLUTION; STAGNATION POINT;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW; VISCOUS FLOW;

EID: 33749248127     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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