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Journal of Modern Mechanical Engineering and Technology

Articles

Vol. 4 (2017)

Steady Free Convection Boundary Layer Flows at a Vertical Plate with Variable Fluid Properties

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15377/2409-9848.2017.04.01.02
Submitted
April 11, 2017
Published
2017-04-11

Abstract

This paper investigates the similarity solutions of the steady two-dimensional flow of a stream of viscous fluid with far field viscosity past a vertical plate. The variable viscosity, thermal conductivity and heat sink in momentum and energy equations are incorporated. The governing system of equations are transformed into dimensionless equations and solved numerically by using Maple-13 software for different boundary conditions and for various values of parameters. The effects of different values of physical parameters on the velocity and temperature profiles as well as on the skin-friction coefficient and Nusselt number are discussed.

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