NONSIMILAR MIXED CONVECTION FLOW OF A NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID PAST A VERTICAL WEDGE

The flow and heat transfer characteristics of a second-order fluid ove r a vertical wedge with buoyancy forces have been analysed. The couple d nonlinear partial differential equations governing the nonsimilar mi xed convection flow have been solved numerically using Keller box meth od. The effects of the buoyancy parameter, viscoelastic parameter, mas s transfer parameter, pressure gradient parameter, Prandtl number and viscous dissipation parameter on the skin friction and heat transfer h ave been examined in detail. Particular cases of the present results m atch exactly with those available in the literature.