Dual solutions in mixed convection flow near a stagnation point on a vertical porous plate

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 417-422

  Ishak, Anuar ^a   Nazar, Roslinda ^a   Arifin, Norihan M ^b   Pop, Ioan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Dual solutions; Mixed convection; Stagnation point; Suction injection

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POROUS MATERIALS;

DUAL SOLUTIONS; STAGNATION POINT; SUCTION/INJECTION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; VERTICAL POROUS PLATE;

MIXED CONVECTION;

EID: 38849202428     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2007.03.005     Document Type: Article

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