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This paper deals with a new similarity solution of unsteady laminar compressible two-dimensional and axi-symmetric boundary layers. It has been shown that a self-similar solution is possible when the free stream velocity varies inversely with time. The two-point boundary value problems governed by self-similar equations have been solved numerically using an implicit finite difference scheme in combination with the quasi-linearization technique. It is observed that the effect of the acceleration parameter (A) in the free stream velocity on the skin friction is more pronounced compared to the heat transfer. For certain values of the acceleration parameter and the total enthalpy at the wall, the surface shear stress (skin friction) vanishes. The skin friction and heat transfer increase due to suction, and the effect of injection is found to be just opposite. Velocity profiles are presented with reverse flow and without reverse flow depending on the values of toal enthalpy at the wall and the acceleration parameter.
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Subhashini, S.V., Nath, G. Unsteady compressible flow in the stagnation region of two-dimensional and axi-symmetric bodies. Acta Mechanica 134, 135–145 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01312652
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01312652