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On the energetic balance for the flow of a Maxwell fluid due to a constantly accelerating plate

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Dissipation, the power due to the shear stress at the wall and the boundary layer thickness for the motion of a Maxwell fluid, induced by a constantly accelerating plate, are established in exact and approximate forms. The corresponding solutions for Newtonian fluids, performing the same motion, are obtained as limiting cases of our solutions. In comparison with the Newtonian model, the dissipation and the boundary layer thickness decrease.

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  1. Department of Theoretical Mechanics, Technical University of Iasi, 6600, Iasi, Romania

    Corina Fetecau & D. Vieru

  2. School of Mathematical Sciences, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan

    A. Mahmood

  3. Department of Mathematics, Technical University of Iasi, 6600, Iasi, Romania

    C. Fetecau

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Fetecau, C., Vieru, D., Mahmood, A. et al. On the energetic balance for the flow of a Maxwell fluid due to a constantly accelerating plate. Acta Mech 203, 89–96 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-008-0015-9

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