A NOTE ON THE SIMILARITY EQUATIONS ARISING IN FREE-CONVECTION BOUNDARY-LAYERS WITH BLOWING AND SUCTION

Authors
MERKIN JH
Citation
Jh. Merkin, A NOTE ON THE SIMILARITY EQUATIONS ARISING IN FREE-CONVECTION BOUNDARY-LAYERS WITH BLOWING AND SUCTION, Zeitschrift fur angewandte Mathematik und Physik, 45(2), 1994, pp. 258-274
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics,"Mathematical Method, Physical Science",Mathematics
Journal title
Zeitschrift fur angewandte Mathematik und Physik → ACNP
ISSN journal
00442275
Volume
45
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
258 - 274
Database
ISI
SICI code
0044-2275(1994)45:2<258:ANOTSE>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
The similarity equations for the free convection boundary-layer flow o n a vertical plate with prescribed wall temperature and transpiration velocity are considered. The range of existence of solution is discuss ed first. For blowing this is seen to be independent of the transpirat ion parameter gamma, depending only on the Prandtl number. For suction this range of existence of solutions is seen to depend on gamma as we ll. Asymptotic solutions for strong suction and strong blowing are der ived and compared with numerical solutions of the similarity equations .