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Two-dimensional oblique stagnation-point flow towards a stretching surface in a viscoelastic fluid

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In this paper, the steady two-dimensional stagnation-point flow of a viscoelastic Walters’ B’ fluid over a stretching surface is examined. It is assumed that the fluid impinges on the wall obliquely. Using similarity variables, the governing partial differential equations are transformed into a set of two non-dimensional ordinary differential equations. These equations are then solved numerically using the shooting method with a finite-difference technique.

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  1. Luther College — Mathematics, University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada, S4S 0A2

    Iqbal Husain & Fotini Labropulu

  2. Faculty of Mathematics, University of Cluj, R-3400, Cluj, CP 253, Romania

    Ioan Pop

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Husain, I., Labropulu, F. & Pop, I. Two-dimensional oblique stagnation-point flow towards a stretching surface in a viscoelastic fluid. centr.eur.j.phys. 9, 176–182 (2011). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11534-010-0045-5

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