The unsteady MHD boundary-layer flow on a shrinking sheet

European Journal of Mechanics, B/Fluids

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 357-363

  Merkin, J H ^a   Kumaran, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Asymptotic solutions; Magnetic field; Shrinking sheet; Unsteady boundary layer flow

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC SOLUTIONS; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING FLUIDS; FINITE TIME; MAGNETIC PARAMETERS; MAXIMUM VELOCITY; SHRINKING SHEET; SHRINKING SURFACE; STEADY STATE;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; FRICTION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; SHRINKAGE;

BOUNDARY LAYERS;

EID: 77953716734     PISSN: 09977546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechflu.2010.03.006     Document Type: Article

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