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Thin film flow and heat transfer on an unsteady stretching sheet with internal heating

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This research studied the influence of internal heat generation on flow and heat transfer in a thin liquid film on an unsteady stretching sheet. The velocity and temperature fields were solved using the Homotopy Analysis Method (HAM), taking a general surface temperature into consideration. The analytical series solution are presented and the numerical results obtained are tabulated. The effects of unsteadiness parameter, Prandtl number and temperature-dependent parameter in this study are discussed and presented graphically via the velocity and temperature profiles.

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  1. Faculty of Science & Technology, Open University Malaysia, 50480, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    R. C. Aziz

  2. Centre for Modelling & Data Analysis, School of Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600, Bangi Selangor, Malaysia

    I. Hashim

  3. Department of Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Science, Jerash Private University, 26150, Jerash, Jordan

    A. K. Alomari

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Aziz, R.C., Hashim, I. & Alomari, A.K. Thin film flow and heat transfer on an unsteady stretching sheet with internal heating. Meccanica 46, 349–357 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11012-010-9313-0

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