The Generalized Blasius equation revisited

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 47, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 1063-1076

  Benlahsen, M ^a   Guedda, M ^b   Kersner, R ^c  

^a Universite de Picardie Jules Verne   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Blasius equation; Boundary layer; Crocco transformation; Degenerate differential equation; Non Newtonian fluids

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; PROBLEM SOLVING; VISCOSITY;

BLASIUS EQUATION; CROCCO TRANSFORMATION; DEGENERATE DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION; STREAM FUNCTION;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

EID: 41549132083     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2007.06.019     Document Type: Article

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