Exact Solutions For Axial And Transverse Boundary Layers In The Case of Steady Flow Past A Horizontal Plate Embedded In A Saturated Porous Medium

Abstract

The present paper is concerned with the interesting situation of the existence of transverse velocity and thermal boundary layers in the case of flow past a horizontal plate embedded in a saturated porous medium.The analysis shows that the transverse and thermal boundary layers are thicker than the axial boundary layers. The obtained expressions for both velocity and temperature associated with axial and transverse boundary layers are exact solutions and the expressions for the shear-stress at the wall and the specific heat flux are obtained. The study allows one to impose the constraint on the velocity of the free stream