Application of Successive Linearisation Method to Squeezing Flow with Bifurcation

This paper employs the computational approach known as successive linearization method (SLM) to tackle a fourth order nonlinear differential equation modelling the transient flow of an incompressible viscous fluid between two parallel plates produced by a simple wall motion. Numerical and graphical...

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Main Authors: S. S. Motsa, O. D. Makinde, S. Shateyi
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Advances in Mathematical Physics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/410620
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description This paper employs the computational approach known as successive linearization method (SLM) to tackle a fourth order nonlinear differential equation modelling the transient flow of an incompressible viscous fluid between two parallel plates produced by a simple wall motion. Numerical and graphical results obtained show excellent agreement with the earlier results reported in the literature. We obtain solution branches as well as a turning point in the flow field accurately. A comparison with numerical results generated using the inbuilt MATLAB boundary value solver, bvp4c, demonstrates that the SLM approach is a very efficient technique for tackling highly nonlinear differential equations of the type discussed in this paper.
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spelling doaj-art-9cd23e18942d42b18c7a8f76a63c4b112025-08-20T03:38:15ZengWileyAdvances in Mathematical Physics1687-91201687-91392014-01-01201410.1155/2014/410620410620Application of Successive Linearisation Method to Squeezing Flow with BifurcationS. S. Motsa0O. D. Makinde1S. Shateyi2School of Mathematical Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg 3209, South AfricaFaculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X2, Saldanha 7395, South AfricaDepartment of Mathematics & Applied Mathematics, University of Venda, Private Bag X5050, Thohoyandou 0950, South AfricaThis paper employs the computational approach known as successive linearization method (SLM) to tackle a fourth order nonlinear differential equation modelling the transient flow of an incompressible viscous fluid between two parallel plates produced by a simple wall motion. Numerical and graphical results obtained show excellent agreement with the earlier results reported in the literature. We obtain solution branches as well as a turning point in the flow field accurately. A comparison with numerical results generated using the inbuilt MATLAB boundary value solver, bvp4c, demonstrates that the SLM approach is a very efficient technique for tackling highly nonlinear differential equations of the type discussed in this paper.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/410620
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Application of Successive Linearisation Method to Squeezing Flow with Bifurcation
Advances in Mathematical Physics
title Application of Successive Linearisation Method to Squeezing Flow with Bifurcation
title_full Application of Successive Linearisation Method to Squeezing Flow with Bifurcation
title_fullStr Application of Successive Linearisation Method to Squeezing Flow with Bifurcation
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title_short Application of Successive Linearisation Method to Squeezing Flow with Bifurcation
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