TY - JOUR
T1 - Comment on "Heat transfer in MHD viscoelastic boundary layer flow over a stretching sheet with thermal radiation and non-uniform heat source/sink"
AU - Mastroberardino, Antonio
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - In this paper, we demonstrate that previously reported analytical solutions for the temperature field given in terms of Kummer's function by Nandeppanavar et al. (2011) [1], are incorrect. We then provide valid solutions of the governing ordinary differential equations for the fluid flow and temperature field using the homotopy analysis method (HAM) for two general types of non-isothermal boundary conditions, namely, prescribed surface temperature and prescribed heat flux. Our analysis is supported by a graphical and tabular demonstration of convergence of the HAM solutions.
AB - In this paper, we demonstrate that previously reported analytical solutions for the temperature field given in terms of Kummer's function by Nandeppanavar et al. (2011) [1], are incorrect. We then provide valid solutions of the governing ordinary differential equations for the fluid flow and temperature field using the homotopy analysis method (HAM) for two general types of non-isothermal boundary conditions, namely, prescribed surface temperature and prescribed heat flux. Our analysis is supported by a graphical and tabular demonstration of convergence of the HAM solutions.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cnsns.2013.09.025
DO - 10.1016/j.cnsns.2013.09.025
M3 - Comment/debate
AN - SCOPUS:84887816927
SN - 1007-5704
VL - 19
SP - 1638
EP - 1643
JO - Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
JF - Communications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
IS - 5
ER -