TITLE:
Similarity Solutions of Unsteady Convective Boundary Layer Flow along Isothermal Vertical Plate with Porous Medium
AUTHORS:
Md. Yeakub Ali, Mohammed Nasir Uddin, Md. Jasim Uddin, N. M. Ridwan Zahed
KEYWORDS:
Similarity Solution, Unsteady Flow, Porous Medium, Convective Boundary Layer Flow, Vertical Plate
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Fluid Dynamics,
Vol.5 No.4,
December
30,
2015
ABSTRACT: Similarity solution of unsteady convective boundary layer flow along isothermal vertical plate with porous medium is analyzed. The plate surface is reactive with the fluid and generates inert specie which diffuses inside the boundary. The flux of the specie at the plate is proportional to specie concentration at the plate. The governing equations of continuity, momentum, energy and specie diffusion are transformed into ordinary differential equation by using the similarity transformation and solved numerically by using free parameter method along with shooting technique. The dimensionless velocity, temperature and concentration profiles are obtained and presented through figures for different parameters entering into the problem. The local Skin-friction co-efficient, Nusselt number and Sherwood number at the plate for physical interest are also discussed through tables.