ISSN 1817-2172, рег. Эл. № ФС77-39410, ВАК

Differential Equations and Control Processes
(Differencialnie Uravnenia i Protsesy Upravlenia)

Transient Natural Convection near a Semi-Infinite Vertical Wall in a Rotating System

Author(s):

Pallath Chandran

Department of Mathematics and Statistics
College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University
PC 123, Al Khod, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

chandran@squ.edu.om

Nirmal C Sacheti

Department of Mathematics and Statistics
College of Science, Sultan Qaboos University
PC 123, Al Khod, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

nirmal@squ.edu.om

Ashok K. Singh

Department of Mathematics,
Faculty of Science
Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi -- 221005,
India

ashok@bhu.ac.in

Abstract:

The natural convection in an incompressible viscous fluid flowing near a semi-infinite impermeable vertical plate has been investigated. Assuming that the fluid-plate system is undergoing a rigid-body rotation, the nonlinear set of governing boundary layer momentum and thermal equations has been solved using an appropriate implicit finite difference numerical scheme. The effect of the rotation parameter on the developing flow has been discussed in detail for a specific fluid. Shear stress and heat transfer parameters have also been computed and analysed.

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