THE FLAT PLATE PROBLEM

The equations that must be solved for flow throught a flat plate are very complicated. All of these equations can be solved by using the shooting method in programs such as Excel or Matlab. Details of the equations are in the following pages:

To see the momentum balance equations, click here:

To see the boundary value problem that must be solved for a Newtonian fluid, click here:

To see the boundary value problem that must be solved for a Non-Newtonian fluid, click here: