Another Approach of Similarity Solution in Reversed Stagnation-point Flow

In this paper, the two-dimensional reversed stagnationpoint flow is solved by means of an anlytic approach. There are similarity solutions in case the similarity equation and the boundary condition are modified. Finite analytic method are applied to obtain the similarity velocity function.

Authors:

• Vai Kuong Sin
• Chon Kit Chio

Keywords:

• reversed stagnation-point flow
• similarity solutions
• asymptotic solution

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