Homotopy analysis method for fully developed MHD micropolar fluid flow between vertical porous plates

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 78, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 817-827

  Abdulaziz, O ^a   Noor, N F M ^a   Hashim, Ishak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Homotopy analysis method; Magnetohydrodynamics; Micropolar; Porous

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE REGIONS; COUPLED SYSTEMS; HARTMANN NUMBERS; HOMOTOPY ANALYSIS METHOD; MICROPOLAR; MICROPOLAR FLUIDS; MICROROTATION; NON-LINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POROUS; RATE OF CONVERGENCES; SERIES SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; VERTICAL POROUS PLATES;

FLUID DYNAMICS; LINEAR SYSTEMS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NATURAL CONVECTION;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 65449155983     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.2509     Document Type: Article

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