The effect of temperature-dependent viscosity on free-forced convective laminar boundary layer flow past a vertical isothermal flat plate
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instance of: scholarly article
title: The effect of temperature-dependent viscosity on free-forced convective laminar boundary layer flow past a vertical isothermal flat plate
zbMATH Open document ID: 0857.76082
DOI: 10.1007/BF01215420
author: E. W. Williams
author: N. G. Kafoussias
published in: Acta Mechanica
publication date: 1996-08-04T00:00:00Z
review text: Using the Boussinesq approximation, the paper discusses the effect of a temperature-dependent viscosity on mixed convection boundary layer flow over an isothermal vertical semi-infinite flat plate. It is assumed that the density of the fluid is an inverse linear function of temperature. The governing partial differential equations are reduced to ordinary differential equations by the local similarity method. These equations are then solved iteratively by a finite difference method with central differencing and a tridiagonal matrix. Numerical calculations are carried out for various values of dimensionless parameters, which include the Prandtl number, a mixed convection parameter, and a viscosity/temperature parameter. The main results are presented graphically.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 76R05
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 76R10
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 76D10
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 80A20
zbMATH DE Number: 885793
zbMATH Keywords: iterative solution
zbMATH Keywords: Boussinesq approximation
zbMATH Keywords: local similarity method
zbMATH Keywords: finite difference method
zbMATH Keywords: central differencing
zbMATH Keywords: tridiagonal matrix
zbMATH Keywords: Prandtl number
zbMATH Keywords: mixed convection parameter
reviewed by: Ioan Pop
MaRDI profile type: Publication
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