Lie symmetry group transformation for MHD natural convection flow of nanofluid over linearly porous stretching sheet in presence of thermal stratification

Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English Edition)

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 593-604

  Rosmila, A B ^a   Kandasamy, R ^a   Muhaimin, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TUN HUSSEIN ONN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Lie symmetry group transformation; Magnetic field; Nanofluid; Porous medium; Thermal stratification

Indexed keywords

CONVECTION FLOW; LIE SYMMETRIES; NANO-FLUID; NATURAL CONVECTION FLOW; POROUS MEDIUM; SHOOTING METHODS; STRETCHING SHEET; SYSTEM OF ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; VOLUME FRACTION PROFILE;

ALGEBRA; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POROUS MATERIALS; QUANTUM THEORY; RUNGE KUTTA METHODS; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

NANOFLUIDICS;

EID: 84861418205     PISSN: 02534827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10483-012-1573-9     Document Type: Article

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