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The aim of this work is to study the effect of non-uniform single and double slot suction/injection into a steady mixed convection boundary layer flow over a vertical cone, while the axis of the cone is inline with the flow. The governing boundary layer equations are transformed into a non-dimensional form by a group of non-similar transformations. The resulting coupled non-linear partial differential equations are solved numerically by employing the quasi-linearization technique and an implicit finite-difference scheme. Numerical computations are performed for different values of the dimensionless parameters to display the velocity and temperature profiles graphically. Also, numerical results are presented for the skin friction and heat transfer coefficients. Results indicate that the skin friction and heat transfer coefficients increase with non-uniform slot suction, but the effect of non-uniform slot injection is just opposite.
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Ravindran, R., Ganapathirao, M. Non-uniform slot suction/injection into mixed convection boundary layer flow over vertical cone. Appl. Math. Mech.-Engl. Ed. 34, 1327–1338 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-013-1748-7
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