Numerical solution of the Falkner-Skan equation based on quasilinearization

We present two iterative methods for solving the Falkner-Skan equation based on the quasilinearization method. We formulate the original problem as a new free boundary value problem. The truncated boundary depending on a small parameter is an unknown free boundary and has to be determined as part of solution. Using a change of variables, the free boundary value problem is transformed to a problem defined on [0,1]. We apply the quasilinearization method to solve the resulting nonlinear problem. Then we propose two different iterative algorithms by means of a cubic spline solver. Numerical results for various instances are compared with those reported previously in the literature. The comparisons show the accuracy, robustness and efficiency of the presented methodology.

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