Non-orthogonal stagnation point flow towards a stretching sheet

The steady flow of a viscous and incompressible fluid impinging at some angle of incidence on a stretching sheet is studied. It is shown that the stream function splits into a Hiemenz and a tangential component. Numerical solutions of the relevant functions as well as the structure of the flow field are presented and discussed. It is found that the free stream obliqueness is the shift of the stagnation point toward the incoming flow and it depends on the inclination angle. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.