Multiple Regression and Numerical Analysis of Dual Solutions in Mixed Convection Non-newtonian Fluid Flow
摘要
This work considers mixed convection flow of a non-Newtonian Prandtl-Eyring fluid over a stretching/shrinking vertical surface with suction and thermal radiation. The non-Newtonian property of the fluids makes the partial differential equations governing them highly nonlinear, which has established significant difficulties in both numerical and analytical solutions. Lie symmetry analysis is employed to transform these equations into a system of ordinary differential equations, which are solved numerically using MATLAB’s ‘bvp4c’ solver. Dual solutions are noticed from the numerical simulation in the opposing flow region for the stretching and shrinking cases. These solution branches exist for values of the critical buoyancy parameter (