Symmetry Analysis of the 3D Boundary-Layer Flow of a Non-Newtonian Fluid

This study investigates the three-dimensional, steady, laminar boundary-layer equations of a non-Newtonian fluid over a flat plate in the absence of body forces. The classical boundary-layer theory, introduced by Prandtl in 1904, suggests that fluid flows past a solid surface can be divided into two...

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Published in:AppliedMath 2024-12, Vol.4 (4), p.1588-1599
Main Authors: El Saheli, Ali, Zogheib, Bashar
Format: Article
Language:English
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laminar boundary layers
non-Newtonian fluid
symmetry analysis
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Summary:This study investigates the three-dimensional, steady, laminar boundary-layer equations of a non-Newtonian fluid over a flat plate in the absence of body forces. The classical boundary-layer theory, introduced by Prandtl in 1904, suggests that fluid flows past a solid surface can be divided into two regions: a thin boundary layer near the surface, where steep velocity gradients and significant frictional effects dominate, and the outer region, where friction is negligible. Within the boundary layer, the velocity increases sharply from zero at the surface to the freestream value at the outer edge. The boundary-layer approximation significantly simplifies the Navier–Stokes equations within the boundary layer, while outside this layer, the flow is considered inviscid, resulting in even simpler equations. The viscoelastic properties of the fluid are modeled using the Rivlin–Ericksen tensors. Lie group analysis is applied to reduce the resulting third-order nonlinear system of partial differential equations to a system of ordinary differential equations. Finally, we determine the admissible forms of the freestream velocities in the x- and z-directions.
ISSN:2673-9909
2673-9909
DOI:10.3390/appliedmath4040084