Effect of Radiation and Heat Generation on Unsteady MHD Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluid Along a Stretching Vertical Surface

Authors

  • Shirin Provat Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka
  • MR Hossain Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka
  • MA Samad Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/ganit.v36i0.32769

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Unsteady MHD flow, Non-Newtonian fluid, Heat generation/absorption, Radiation

Abstract

In this paper, the unsteady forced convection boundary-layer flow of a non-Newtonian fluid along a continuously moving stretching sheet with thermal radiation and heat generation or absorption in the presence of magnetic field has been studied. First, the governing equations have been nondimensionalized by usual transformations to obtain the similar solutions. Then, the obtained equations have been solved by an implicit finite difference method. The convergency of explicit and implicit finite difference method has also been discussed. The results are presented for the effect of various parameters such as magnetic parameter (M), radiation parameter (N), heat source parameter (Q), Prandtl number (Pr) and power-law fluid index (n). The effects of these parameters on skin-friction coefficient (Cf) and the local Nusselt number (NuL) which are of physical and engineering interest have also been studied and presented graphically.

GANIT J. Bangladesh Math. Soc.Vol. 36 (2016) 7-17

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Shirin Provat, Department of Basic Sciences and Humanities, University of Asia Pacific, Dhaka



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Published

2017-06-03

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Provat, S., Hossain, M., & Samad, M. (2017). Effect of Radiation and Heat Generation on Unsteady MHD Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluid Along a Stretching Vertical Surface. GANIT: Journal of Bangladesh Mathematical Society, 36, 7–17. https://doi.org/10.3329/ganit.v36i0.32769

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