The aim of this paper is to investigate numerically the boundary layer forced convection flow of a Casson fluid past a symmetric porous wedge. Similarity transformations are used to convert the governing partial diffe...The aim of this paper is to investigate numerically the boundary layer forced convection flow of a Casson fluid past a symmetric porous wedge. Similarity transformations are used to convert the governing partial differential equations into ordinary ones. With the help of the shooting method, the reduced equations are then solved numerically. Comparisons are made with the previously published results in some special cases and they are found to be in excellent agreement with each other. The results obtained in this study are illustrated graphically and discussed in detail. The velocity is found to increase with an increasing Falkner-Skan exponent whereas the temperature decreases. With the rise of the Casson fluid parameter, the fluid velocity increases but the temperature is found to decrease in this case. Fluid velocity is suppressed with the increase of suction. The skin friction decreases with the increasing value of Casson fluid parameter. It is found that the temperature decreases as the Prandtl number increases and thermal boundary layer thickness decreases with the increasing value of Prandtl number. A significant finding of this investigation is that flow separation can be controlled by increasing the value of the Casson fluid parameter as well as by increasing the amount of suction.展开更多
We would like to acknowledge the misprinted terms in our published paper“Boundary layer flow and heat transfer of a Casson fluid past a symmetric porous wedge with surface heat flux”[Chin.Phys.B 23044702(2014)].Sinc...We would like to acknowledge the misprinted terms in our published paper“Boundary layer flow and heat transfer of a Casson fluid past a symmetric porous wedge with surface heat flux”[Chin.Phys.B 23044702(2014)].Since only two misprints exist and the main results of the published paper are correct,we present the correct equations in this erratum.展开更多
基金One of the authors (Swati Mukhopadhyay) thanks the UGC, New Delhi, India for the financial support under the Special Assistance Programme DSA Phase-1
文摘The aim of this paper is to investigate numerically the boundary layer forced convection flow of a Casson fluid past a symmetric porous wedge. Similarity transformations are used to convert the governing partial differential equations into ordinary ones. With the help of the shooting method, the reduced equations are then solved numerically. Comparisons are made with the previously published results in some special cases and they are found to be in excellent agreement with each other. The results obtained in this study are illustrated graphically and discussed in detail. The velocity is found to increase with an increasing Falkner-Skan exponent whereas the temperature decreases. With the rise of the Casson fluid parameter, the fluid velocity increases but the temperature is found to decrease in this case. Fluid velocity is suppressed with the increase of suction. The skin friction decreases with the increasing value of Casson fluid parameter. It is found that the temperature decreases as the Prandtl number increases and thermal boundary layer thickness decreases with the increasing value of Prandtl number. A significant finding of this investigation is that flow separation can be controlled by increasing the value of the Casson fluid parameter as well as by increasing the amount of suction.
文摘We would like to acknowledge the misprinted terms in our published paper“Boundary layer flow and heat transfer of a Casson fluid past a symmetric porous wedge with surface heat flux”[Chin.Phys.B 23044702(2014)].Since only two misprints exist and the main results of the published paper are correct,we present the correct equations in this erratum.
