A unified compatibility method for exact solutions of non-linear flow models of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids

  • Taha Aziz*
  • , F. M. Mahomed
  • , D. P. Mason
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Criteria are established for higher order ordinary differential equations to be compatible with lower order ordinary differential equations. Necessary and sufficient compatibility conditions are derived which can be used to construct exact solutions of higher order ordinary differential equations subject to lower order equations. We provide the connection to generalized groups through conditional symmetries. Using this approach of compatibility and generalized groups, new exact solutions of non-linear flow problems arising in the study of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids are derived. The ansatz approach for obtaining exact solutions for non-linear flow models of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids is unified with the application of the compatibility and generalized group criteria.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)142-155
Number of pages14
JournalInternational Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics
Volume78
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2016
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Compatibility conditions
  • Conditional symmetry
  • Exact solvability
  • Newtonian fluids
  • Non-Newtonian fluids

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Applied Mathematics

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