Finite-element simulation of mixed convection flow of micropolar fluid over a shrinking sheet with thermal radiation

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

Volumn 228, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 61-72

  Gupta, Diksha ^a   Kumar, Lokendra ^a   Bég, O Anwar ^b   Singh, Bani ^a  

^a JAYPEE INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Gort Engovation (Aerospace Engineering Sciences)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FEM; Micropolar fluid; mixed convection; polymeric thermal materials processing; shrinking sheet; thermal radiation; wall suction

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; BOUNDARY LAYERS; FLOW VELOCITY; FRICTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT RADIATION; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MIXED CONVECTION; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; NUSSELT NUMBER; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POLYMERS; RADIATION EFFECTS;

BOUNDARY LAYER APPROXIMATION; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; MICRO-POLAR FLUIDS; SHRINKING SHEET; SIMILARITY TRANSFORMATION; SKIN FRICTION COEFFICIENT; THERMAL MATERIALS; WALL SUCTION;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 84893436994     PISSN: 09544089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954408912474586     Document Type: Article

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