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The Blasius boundary-layer flow of a micropolar fluid
Citation
Rees, DAS and Bassom, AP, The Blasius boundary-layer flow of a micropolar fluid, International Journal of Engineering Science, 34, (1) pp. 113-124. ISSN 0020-7225 (1996) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1016/0020-7225(95)00058-5
Abstract
We consider the Blasius boundary-layer flow of a micropolar fluid over a flat plate. Due to inadequacies in previous studies a full derivation of the boundary-layer equations is given. The resulting nonsimilar equations are solved using the Keller-box method and solutions for a range of parameters are presented. It is found that a two-layer structure develops as the distance downstream increases. An asymptotic analysis of this structure is presented, and the agreement between the analysis and the numerical solution is found to be excellent.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Mathematical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Applied mathematics |
| Research Field: | Theoretical and applied mechanics |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the mathematical sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Bassom, AP (Professor Andrew Bassom) |
| ID Code: | 108542 |
| Year Published: | 1996 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 142 |
| Deposited By: | Mathematics and Physics |
| Deposited On: | 2016-04-22 |
| Last Modified: | 2016-07-08 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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