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Boundary layer flow due to a moving plate: variable fluid properties

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The influence of temperature dependent fluid properties on laminar boundary layer flows over a continuous moving flat surface is examined. The governing equations are changed to ordinary equations by similarity transformations. They are then solved numerically for different values of the parameters involved. These parameters are shown to have a significant effect on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of this problem.

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  1. H. S. Takhar

    Present address: Department of Engineering, University of Manchester, M13 9PL, Manchester, UK

  2. S. Nitu &  I. Pop

    Present address: Faculty of Mathematics, University of Cluj, CP 253, R-34000, Cluj, Romania

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    Takhar, H.S., Nitu, S. & Pop, I. Boundary layer flow due to a moving plate: variable fluid properties. Acta Mechanica 90, 37–42 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01177397

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