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Analytical solutions of hydromagnetic boundary-layer flow of a non-Newtonian power-law fluid past a continuously moving surface

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The boundary-layer flow of a power-law non–Newtonian fluid over a continuously moving surface in the presence of a magnetic field B(x) applied perpendicular to the surface has been investigated. An analytical solution is obtained and compared with the numerical solution of the resulting non linear ordinary differential equation. The effects of the Stewart number (N) and the power law-index (n) on the velocity profiles and the skin-friction are studied.

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Mahmoud, M.A.A., Mahmoud, M.A.E. Analytical solutions of hydromagnetic boundary-layer flow of a non-Newtonian power-law fluid past a continuously moving surface. Acta Mechanica 181, 83–89 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-005-0268-5

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