FREE CONVECTION OSCILLATORY FLOW OF AN ELASTICO-VISCOUS FLUID PAST AN IMPULSIVELY STARTED INFINITE VERTICAL PLATE WITH CONSTANT HEAT FLUX

R. C. Chaudhary (India) and Abhay Kumar Jha (India)

Received September 27, 2006

Abstract

In this work, we present the two dimensional flow of an incompressible elastico-viscous fluid past an impulsively started infinite vertical plate with constant heat flux. The flow is subjected to a constant suction. Analytical expressions are derived for mean and transient velocities and temperature field. Results obtained are discussed in detail with the help of graphs.

Keywords and phrases: free convection, oscillatory flow, elastico-viscous, heat flux.