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An Initial Value Method for the Solution of MHD Boundary-Layer Equations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 June 2016

T. Y. Na
T. Y. Na*
Affiliation:
Dearborn Campus, University of Michigan
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Summary

An initial value method is introduced in this paper for the solution of the two-point non-linear ordinary differential equations resulting from an analysis of the MHD boundary-layer flow originally treated by Greenspan and Carrier. By using this method, the iteration process is eliminated. The method is seen to be applicable to the solution of similar two-point boundary value problems where certain physical parameters appear either in the differential equation or in the boundary conditions and solutions for a range of the parameter are sought.

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Research Article
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Aeronautical Quarterly , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , February 1970 , pp. 91 - 99
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society. 1970

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