TITLE:
Numerical Solution to Boundary Layer Problems over Moving Flat Plate in Non-Newtonian Media
AUTHORS:
Gabriella Bognár, Zoltán Csáti
KEYWORDS:
Boundary Layer Problem; Non-Newtonian Fluid; Skin Friction Parameter; Iterative Transformation Method
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics,
Vol.2 No.1,
January
9,
2014
ABSTRACT: Our aim is to
investigate the solutions to the boundary layer problem of a power-law
non-Newtonian fluid along an impermeable sheet moving with a constant velocity
in an otherwise quiescent fluid environment. In the absence of an exact
solution in closed form, numerical solutions for the velocity distribution in
the boundary layer for different power exponents will be presented. Our goal is
to give an iterative transformation method for the determination of the skin
friction parameter and the boundary layer thickness for different parameter
values and the dependence of the skin friction parameter and the boundary layer
thickness on the power exponent are examined.