Prandtl's Boundary Layer Equation for Two-Dimensional Flow: Exact Solutions via the Simplest Equation Method. (10th April 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Aziz, Taha; Fatima, A.; Khalique, C. M.; Mahomed, F. M.
• Other Names: Jafari H. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Mathematical problems in engineering. Volume 2013(2013)
• Publication Date: 2013-04-10
• Subjects: Engineering mathematics -- Periodicals; 510.2462
• DOI: 10.1155/2013/724385
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1024-123X

Abstract

Abstract : The simplest equation method is employed to construct some new exact closed-form solutions of the general Prandtl's boundary layer equation for two-dimensional flow with vanishing or uniform mainstream velocity. We obtain solutions for the case when the simplest equation is the Bernoulli equation or the Riccati equation. Prandtl's boundary layer equation arises in the study of various physical models of fluid dynamics. Thus finding the exact solutions of this equation is of great importance and interest.