Application of the method of variational embedding to wedge flow with variable fluid properties

Abstract

The method of variational embedding is used to transform the system of non-linear partial differential equations, which describe the wedge flow of a viscous incompressible fluid whose dynamic viscosity and thermal conductivity may vary with temperature, into a system of non-linear ordinary differential equations. This system is solved numerically for a range of parameter values. The effects of varying these parameters upon the local skin friction coefficient and local Nusselt number are discussed.