Similarity solution for unsteady MHD flow near a stagnation point of a three-dimensional porous body with heat and mass transfer, heat generation/absorption and chemical reaction

Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 87-94

  Chamkha, A J ^a   Ahmed, S E ^b  

^a MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT   (Kuwait)

^b SOUTH VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Heat source sink; Mixed convection; Stagnation point; Three dimensional flow

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857336029     PISSN: 17353572     EISSN: 17353645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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