Unsteady Stagnation-Point Flow of a Viscoelastic Fluid in the Presence of a Magnetic Field

The unsteady two-dimensional stagnation point flow of the Walters B' fluid impinging on an infinite plate in the presence of a transverse magnetic field is examined and solutions are obtained. It is assumed that the infinite plate at y=0 is making harmonic oscillations in its own plane. A finit...

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Main Author: F. Labropulu
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/573425
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description The unsteady two-dimensional stagnation point flow of the Walters B' fluid impinging on an infinite plate in the presence of a transverse magnetic field is examined and solutions are obtained. It is assumed that the infinite plate at y=0 is making harmonic oscillations in its own plane. A finite difference technique is employed and solutions for small and large frequencies of the oscillations are obtained for various values of the Hartmann's number and the Weissenberg number.
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spelling doaj-art-7ad2e84bcc89404fb58d48f767e70e222025-02-03T05:45:35ZengWileyInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences0161-17121687-04252008-01-01200810.1155/2008/573425573425Unsteady Stagnation-Point Flow of a Viscoelastic Fluid in the Presence of a Magnetic FieldF. Labropulu0Luther College - Mathematics, University of Regina, Regina, SK, S4S 0AZ, CanadaThe unsteady two-dimensional stagnation point flow of the Walters B' fluid impinging on an infinite plate in the presence of a transverse magnetic field is examined and solutions are obtained. It is assumed that the infinite plate at y=0 is making harmonic oscillations in its own plane. A finite difference technique is employed and solutions for small and large frequencies of the oscillations are obtained for various values of the Hartmann's number and the Weissenberg number.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/573425
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Unsteady Stagnation-Point Flow of a Viscoelastic Fluid in the Presence of a Magnetic Field
International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
title Unsteady Stagnation-Point Flow of a Viscoelastic Fluid in the Presence of a Magnetic Field
title_full Unsteady Stagnation-Point Flow of a Viscoelastic Fluid in the Presence of a Magnetic Field
title_fullStr Unsteady Stagnation-Point Flow of a Viscoelastic Fluid in the Presence of a Magnetic Field
title_full_unstemmed Unsteady Stagnation-Point Flow of a Viscoelastic Fluid in the Presence of a Magnetic Field
title_short Unsteady Stagnation-Point Flow of a Viscoelastic Fluid in the Presence of a Magnetic Field
title_sort unsteady stagnation point flow of a viscoelastic fluid in the presence of a magnetic field
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/573425
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