UNIVERSAL FORM OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER EQUATION AND ITS SOLUTION FOR NON-NEWTONIAN POWER-LAW FLUIDS

This paper presents a theoretical analysis of the laminar boundary layer flow of a non-Newtonian fluid, obeying the power-law model, past an arbitary two-dimensional surface. The universal form of the boundary layer equation, such that neither the equation nor the boundary conditions depend on the particular conditions of the problem, is derived. This universality is achieved by introducing a set of parameters expressing the influence of external conditions characteristic of a particular problem into a number of independent variables. The universal equation is solved numerically by a parameter approximation. Using this solution several particular problems are analyzed in detail.

• Corporate Authors:

  Akademie-Verlag GmbH

  Leipziger Strasse 3/4
  108 Berlin,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Djukic, DJS
• Publication Date: 1974-1

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 9-17
• Serial:
  • Zeitschrift fuer Angewandte Mathematik & Mechanik
  • Volume: 54
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Akademie-Verlag GmbH

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Boundary layer flow; Nonnewtonian flow; Two dimensional flow
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057299
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 5 1974 12:00AM