Analytical investigation of time-dependent two-dimensional non-Newtonian boundary layer equations

In this study, five different time-dependent incompressible non-Newtonian boundary layer models in two dimensions are investigated, including external magnetic field effects. The power law, the Casson fluid, the Oldroyd-B model, the Walter fluid B model and the Williamson fluid are analyzed. For the first two models, analytical results are given for the velocity and pressure distributions, which can be expressed by different types of hypergeometric functions. Depending on the parameters involved in the analytical solutions of the nonlinear ordinary differential equation obtained by the similarity transformation, a very wide range of solution types is presented.