GENERAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL STAGNATION-POINT FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER ON A FLAT PLATE

The existing solutions of Navier-Stokes and energy equations in the literature regarding the three-dimensional problem of stagnation-point flow either on a flat plate or on a cylinder with or without transpiration are only for the case of axisymmetric formulation. In this study the non-axisymmetric three-dimensional steady viscous stagnation-point flow and heat transfer in the vicinity of a flat plate are investigated when suction and blowing are also considered in the model. A similarity solution of the Navier-Stokes equations and energy equation is presented in this problem. A reduction of these equations is obtained by use of appropriate similarity transformations. Velocity profiles and surface stress-tensors and temperature profiles along with pressure profile are presented for different values of velocity ratios, and Prandtl number for sample cases of transpiration. 1