Some of Semi Analytical Methods for Blasius Problem

Seval Catal

Department of Civil Eng., Faculty of Engineering, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey.

DOI: 10.4236/am.2012.37106                

Abstract

In this paper, the Adomian methods, differential transform methods, and Taylor series methods are applied to non-linear differential equations which is called Blasius problem in fluid mechanics. The solutions of the Blasius problem for two cases are obtained by using these methods and their results are shown in table.

Keywords

Blasius Problem; Non-Linear Differential Equation; Adomian Decomposition Method; Differential Transform Method; Taylor Series Method

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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