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Transient natural convection boundary layer flow of an incompressible viscous fluid past an impulsively moving semi- infinite vertical cylinder is considered. The temperature and concentration of the cylinder surface are taken to be uniform. The unsteady, nonlinear and coupled governing equations of the flow are solved using an implicit finite difference scheme. The finite difference scheme is unconditionally stable and accurate. Numerical results are presented with various sets of parameters for both air and water. Transient effects of velocity, temperature and concentration profiles are analyzed. Local and average skin friction, rates of heat and mass transfer are shown graphically.
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Ganesan, P., Loganathan, P. Unsteady natural convective flow past a moving vertical cylinder with heat and mass transfer. Heat and Mass Transfer 37, 59–65 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002310000128
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002310000128