International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow: Volume 21 Issue 7

A semi‐numerical technique for solving the multi‐point boundary value problems and engineering applications

Mehdi Dehghan, Fatemeh Shakeri

Multi‐point boundary value problems have important roles in the modelling of various problems in physics and engineering. This paper aims to present the solution of ordinary…

CFD analysis of a PEM fuel cell for liquid dispersion at the interface of GDL‐GFC

A.B. Mahmud Hasan, M.A. Wahab, S.M. Guo

The purpose of this paper is to present the results of analysis of the transport gases and liquid water between the gas diffusion layer (GDL) and gas flow channel (GFC) of proton…

Numerical soliton solutions of improved Boussinesq equation

Syed Tauseef Mohyud‐Din, Ahmet Yıldırım, Sefa Anıl Sezer

The purpose of this paper is to use the homotopy perturbation method (HPM) to obtain numerical soliton solution of the improved Boussinesq equation (IBE). The solutions are…

Boundary layer flow over a moving surface in a nanofluid beneath a uniform free stream

Azizah Mohd Rohni, Syakila Ahmad, Ioan Pop

The purpose of this paper is to theoretically investigate the steady two‐dimensional boundary‐layer flow past a moving semi‐infinite flat plate in a water‐based nanofluid…

Heat and mass transfer by non‐Darcy free convection from a vertical cylinder embedded in porous media with a temperature‐dependent viscosity

A.J. Chamkha, S.M.M. EL‐Kabeir, A.M. Rashad

The purpose of this paper is to consider heat and mass transfer by natural convection from a vertical cylinder in porous media for a temperature‐dependent fluid viscosity in the…

The modified differential transform method for investigating nano boundary‐layers over stretching surfaces

Mohammad Mehdi Rashidi, Eemaeel Erfani

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the nano boundary‐layer flows over stretching surfaces with Navier boundary condition. This problem is mapped into the ordinary…

Numerical reconstruction of 2D potential fields from discrete measurements

J. Irša, A.N. Galybin

The purpose of this paper is to consider reconstructions of potential 2D fields from discrete measurements. Two potential processes are addressed, steady flow and heat conduction…

Non‐similar solution for rotating flow over an exponentially stretching surface

T. Javed, M. Sajid, Z. Abbas, N. Ali

This paper looks into the rotating flow of an incompressible viscous fluid over an exponentially stretching continuous surface. The flow is governed by non‐linear partial…