Three-dimensional stagnation point flow of a second grade fluid towards a moving plate

• Published in: International journal of engineering science Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 49 - 58
• Main Authors: Barış, Serdar, Dokuz, M. Salih
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 2006; Elsevier
• Subjects: Analytical and numerical techniques; Exact sciences and technology; Fluid dynamics; Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); General theory; Heat transfer; Physics; Second grade fluid; Stagnation point; Viscoelasticity; Viscoelasticity; Stagnation point; Second grade fluid; Viscoelastic fluid; Heat equation; Steady flow; Heat flow; Non-Newtonian fluids; Infinite medium; Three dimensional flow; Stagnation point flow; Modelling; Moving plate; Wall effects; Heat transfer; Parallel plate
• ISSN: 0020-7225; 1879-2197
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijengsci.2005.08.008

The problem dealing with the steady three-dimensional flow of a second grade fluid near the stagnation point of an infinite plate moving parallel to itself with constant velocity has been investigated. By using the appropriate transformations for the velocity components and temperature, the basic equations governing flow and heat transfer have been reduced to a set of ordinary differential equations. These equations have been solved approximately subject to the relevant boundary conditions by employing a numerical technique. The effect of a nondimensional elastic parameter on the velocity components, wall shear stress, temperature and heat transfer has been examined carefully.