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Journal article

MHD stagnation-point flow of an upper-convected Maxwell fluid over a stretching surface

  • 1. Department of Mathematics, Quaid-I-Azam University 45320, Islamabad 44000 (Pakistan)
  • 2. Theoretical Plasma Physics Division, PINSTECH, P.O. Nilore, Islamabad 44000 (Pakistan)

Description

The present analysis comprises the steady two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamic flow of an upper-convected Maxwell fluid near a stagnation-point over a stretching surface. The governing non-linear partial differential equation for the flow are reduced to an ordinary differential equation by using similarity transformations. The analytic solution of nonlinear system is constructed in the series form using Homotopy analysis method. Convergence of the obtained series is discussed explicitly. The effects of the sundry parameters on the velocity profile is shown through graphs. The values of skin-friction coefficient for different parameters is tabulated.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2007.01.067

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.chaos.2007.01.067;
PII
S0960-0779(07)00167-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Chaos, Solitons and Fractals
Journal Volume
39
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 840-848
ISSN
0960-0779

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Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.