Free convective laminar boundary layer flows about an Inclined vertical curved surface

Abstract

Possible similarity solutions for free convective laminar three dimensional boundary layer flows over an inclined vertical curvillinear surface, h](;,11) > 0, 112(;,1"1>)0, h3(;,T\) = 1, are discussed in different situations. The three dimensional boundar) layer equations are considered in the curvillinear coordinate system and the relevant partial differential equations are transformed into ordinary differential equations by similarity transformations. The results thus obtained have a graphical illustration for different values of controlling paramekr~, the Prandtl number, Pr of the fluid, temperature power/exponent, 111, ~cale factors power/exponent, n, a constant, c, and the angle 0 ( angle between the ;-axis and the horizontal surface). Finally, the graphs and tables are displayed v..ith discussion.