Effect of Grashof Parameter on Velocity for Unsteady Fluid Flow Past an Infinite Vertical Porous Flat Plate

dc.contributor.author	Mutuguta, John W.
dc.date.accessioned	2017-03-23T07:17:01Z
dc.date.available	2017-03-23T07:17:01Z
dc.date.issued	2015
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1386
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.scienpress.com/Upload/JAMB/Vol%205_1_1.pdf
dc.description.abstract	Natural convection of an incompressible fluid flow past an infinite vertical flat plate with constant suction velocity is investigated. In this work, we investigate the effect of Grashof parameter on velocity profiles. Unsteady flow is considered and restricted to laminar domain. The equations governing the flow are discretized and solved iteratively using java for various values of Grashof parameter ranging from 0 to 1. Small values of constant suction velocity and constant magnetic field were chosen (v = 2.5 and m2 = 5.0) respectively. The result obtained are then analysed using tables and graphs. The effect of increase of Grashof parameters was addressed. An increase in Grashof parameter leads to an increase in velocity profile near the plate but as the distance from the plate increase the velocity profile decreases.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Natural convection;	en_US
dc.title	Effect of Grashof Parameter on Velocity for Unsteady Fluid Flow Past an Infinite Vertical Porous Flat Plate	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US