Explicit Solutions of a Gravity-Induced Film Flow along a Convectively Heated Vertical Wall
The gravity-driven film flow has been analyzed along a vertical wall subjected to a convective boundary condition. The Boussinesq approximation is applied to simplify the buoyancy term, and similarity transformations are used on the mathematical model of the problem under consideration, to obtain a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2013-01-01
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| Series: | The Scientific World Journal |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/475939 |
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| Summary: | The gravity-driven film flow has been analyzed along a vertical
wall subjected to a convective boundary condition. The Boussinesq approximation is applied
to simplify the buoyancy term, and similarity transformations are used on the mathematical
model of the problem under consideration, to obtain a set of coupled ordinary differential
equations. Then the reduced equations are solved explicitly by using homotopy analysis
method (HAM). The resulting solutions are investigated for heat transfer effects on velocity
and temperature profiles. |
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| ISSN: | 1537-744X |