Analytical solution of a two-dimensional stagnation flow in the vicinity of a shrinking sheet by means of the homotopy analysis method

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 133-143

  Kimiaeifar, A ^a   Bagheri, G H ^a   Rahimpour, M ^a   Mehrabian, M A ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Homotopy analysis method; Series expansion; Shrinking sheet; Similarity solution; Stagnation flow

Indexed keywords

LINEAR TRANSFORMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

HOMOTOPY ANALYSIS METHODS; SERIES EXPANSION; SHRINKING SHEET; SIMILARITY SOLUTION; STAGNATION FLOWS;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

EID: 70349610838     PISSN: 09544089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544089JPME231     Document Type: Article

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