A new analytical solution branch for the Blasius equation with a shrinking sheet

Applied Mathematics and Computation

Volumn 215, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1146-1153

  Yao, Baoheng ^a   Chen, Jianping ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Technical University   (China)

Author keywords

Homotopy analysis method; New analytical solution branch; Shrinking sheet; The Blasius equation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS; BLASIUS EQUATION; BLASIUS PROBLEM; CONSTANT VELOCITIES; CRITICAL MASS; FREE STREAM; HOMOTOPY ANALYSIS METHOD; HOMOTOPY ANALYSIS METHODS; MOVING FLAT PLATE; MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS; NEW ANALYTICAL SOLUTION BRANCH; NEW SOLUTIONS; NUMERICAL TECHNIQUES; PRACTICAL PROBLEMS; SHRINKING SHEET; STATIONARY FLUIDS; STRETCHING SURFACE; SUCTION AT THE WALL; THE BLASIUS EQUATION;

MASS TRANSFER;

SHRINKAGE;

EID: 69249220038     PISSN: 00963003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amc.2009.06.057     Document Type: Article

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