Series solutions of unsteady free convection flow in the stagnation-point region of a three-dimensional body

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 600-608

  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; Free convection; Series solution; Stagnation point; Unsteady

Indexed keywords

NATURAL CONVECTION; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

SERIES SOLUTION; STAGNATION POINT;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW;

EID: 39649083137     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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