Boundary layer flow of a nanofluid past a stretching sheet with a convective boundary condition in the presence of magnetic field and thermal radiation

Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1323-1334

  Gbadeyan, J A ^a   Olanrewaju, M A ^b   Olanrewaju, P O ^a  

^a Covenant University ^*  (Nigeria)

^b CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Boundary layer flow; Convective boundary condition; Local magnetic field intensity; Nanofluid; Stretching sheet; Thermal radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 81755176904     PISSN: 19918178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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