Group theoretic method for unsteady free convection flow of a micropolar fluid along a vertical plate in a thermally stratified medium

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1099-1114

  Hassanien, I A ^a   Hamad, M A ^a  

^a Assiut University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Group method; Micropolar fluid; Similar solution; Two parameter group

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW VELOCITY; HEAT TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROTATION;

GROUP METHOD; MICROPOLAR FLUID; MICROROTATION;

UNSTEADY FLOW;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW VELOCITY; HEAT TRANSFER; NATURAL CONVECTION; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; ROTATION; UNSTEADY FLOW;

EID: 39149094270     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2007.02.030     Document Type: Article

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