This document presents a numerical study of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) generalized Couette flow and heat transfer between two parallel plates with variable viscosity and electrical conductivity. The governing equations for momentum and energy transport are solved numerically using a shooting iteration technique. Results show that the magnetic field, viscosity and electrical conductivity variations, and fluid parameters have significant impacts on the hydromagnetic and thermal properties. Increasing the magnetic field intensity, electrical loading parameter, or viscosity exponent increases skin friction, while increasing the electrical conductivity exponent or Brinkmann number decreases skin friction.
International Journal of Mathematics and Statistics Invention (IJMSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of computer science and electronics. IJMSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Mathematics and Statistics, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
This document presents a numerical solution for unsteady heat and mass transfer flow past an infinite vertical plate with variable thermal conductivity, taking into account Dufour number and heat source effects. The governing equations are non-linear and coupled, and were solved numerically using an implicit finite difference scheme. Various parameters, including Dufour number and heat source, were found to influence the velocity, temperature, and concentration profiles. Skin friction, Nusselt number, and Sherwood number were also calculated.
Effects of Variable Viscosity and Thermal Conductivity on MHD free Convection...theijes
This document summarizes a study that numerically investigates the effects of variable viscosity and thermal conductivity on magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) free convection and mass transfer flow over an inclined vertical surface in a porous medium with heat generation. The governing equations are reduced to ordinary differential equations using similarity transformations and then solved numerically using a shooting method. The results show that increasing the viscosity variation parameter, thermal conductivity parameter, magnetic parameter, permeability parameter, or Schmidt number decreases the fluid velocity, while increasing the heat generation parameter, local Grashof number, or mass Grashof number increases the fluid velocity. Skin friction, Nusselt number, and Sherwood number are also computed and presented in tabular form.
Heat Transfer on Steady MHD rotating flow through porous medium in a parallel...IJERA Editor
We discussed the combined effects of radiative heat transfer and a transverse magnetic field on steady rotating flow of an electrically conducting optically thin fluid through a porous medium in a parallel plate channel and non-uniform temperatures at the walls. The analytical solutions are obtained from coupled nonlinear partial differential equations for the problem. The computational results are discussed quantitatively with the aid of the dimensionless parameters entering in the solution.
Similarity Solution of an Unsteady Heat and Mass Transfer Boundary Layer Flow...iosrjce
The unsteady hydromagnetic boundary layer flow of an incompressible and electrically conducting
fluid through a porous medium bounded by a moving surface has been considered. It is assumed that the moving
surface has a velocity profile with respect to time and fluid flow is taken under the influence of a transverse
magnetic field. The similarity solution is used to transform the system of partial differential equations,
describing the problem under consideration, into a boundary value problem of coupled ordinary differential
equations and an efficient numerical technique is implemented to solve the reduced system. The effects of the
parameters such as Magnetic parameter, Prandtl number and Eckert number are discussed graphically on
velocity and temperature distributions
The present study analyzes the steady boundary layer slip flow of magneto-nanofluid due to an exponentially permeable stretching sheet with heat generation/absorption. In this paper, the effects of Brownian motion and thermophoresis on heat transfer and nanoparticle volume friction are considered. Using shooting technique along with fourth-order Runge-Kutta method the transformed equations are solved. The study reveals that the governing parameters, namely, the magnetic parameter, wall mass suction parameter, Prandtl number, the Lewis number, slip parameter, heat generation/absorption parameter, Brownian motion parameter, and thermophoresis parameter, have major effects on the flow field, the heat transfer, and the nanoparticle volume fraction as well as skin friction, local Nusselt number and local Sherwood number has been discussed in detail.
International Journal of Mathematics and Statistics Invention (IJMSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of computer science and electronics. IJMSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Mathematics and Statistics, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
Magneto-Convection of Immiscible Fluids in a Vertical Channel Using Robin Bou...IJERA Editor
The effects of viscous dissipation on fully developed two fluid magnetohydrodynamic flow in the presence of
constant electric field in a vertical channel is investigated using Robin boundary conditions. The fluids in both
the regions are incompressible, electrically conducting and the transport properties are assumed to be constant.
The plate exchanges heat with an external fluid. Both conditions of equal and different reference temperatures of
the external fluid are considered. First, the simple cases of the negligible Brinkman number or the negligible
Grashof number are solved analytically. Then, the combined effects of buoyancy forces and viscous dissipation
are analyzed by a perturbation series method valid for small values of perturbation parameter. To relax the
condition on the perturbation parameter, the flow fields are solved by using the differential transform method.
The results are presented graphically for different values of the mixed convection parameter, Hartman number,
perturbation parameter, viscosity ratio, width ratio, conductivity ratio and Biot numbers for both open and short
circuit. The effects of these parameters on the Nusselt number at the walls is also drawn. It is found that the
solutions obtained by perturbation method and differential transform method agree very well for small values of
perturbation parameter.
International Journal of Mathematics and Statistics Invention (IJMSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of computer science and electronics. IJMSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Mathematics and Statistics, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
This document presents a numerical solution for unsteady heat and mass transfer flow past an infinite vertical plate with variable thermal conductivity, taking into account Dufour number and heat source effects. The governing equations are non-linear and coupled, and were solved numerically using an implicit finite difference scheme. Various parameters, including Dufour number and heat source, were found to influence the velocity, temperature, and concentration profiles. Skin friction, Nusselt number, and Sherwood number were also calculated.
Effects of Variable Viscosity and Thermal Conductivity on MHD free Convection...theijes
This document summarizes a study that numerically investigates the effects of variable viscosity and thermal conductivity on magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) free convection and mass transfer flow over an inclined vertical surface in a porous medium with heat generation. The governing equations are reduced to ordinary differential equations using similarity transformations and then solved numerically using a shooting method. The results show that increasing the viscosity variation parameter, thermal conductivity parameter, magnetic parameter, permeability parameter, or Schmidt number decreases the fluid velocity, while increasing the heat generation parameter, local Grashof number, or mass Grashof number increases the fluid velocity. Skin friction, Nusselt number, and Sherwood number are also computed and presented in tabular form.
Heat Transfer on Steady MHD rotating flow through porous medium in a parallel...IJERA Editor
We discussed the combined effects of radiative heat transfer and a transverse magnetic field on steady rotating flow of an electrically conducting optically thin fluid through a porous medium in a parallel plate channel and non-uniform temperatures at the walls. The analytical solutions are obtained from coupled nonlinear partial differential equations for the problem. The computational results are discussed quantitatively with the aid of the dimensionless parameters entering in the solution.
Similarity Solution of an Unsteady Heat and Mass Transfer Boundary Layer Flow...iosrjce
The unsteady hydromagnetic boundary layer flow of an incompressible and electrically conducting
fluid through a porous medium bounded by a moving surface has been considered. It is assumed that the moving
surface has a velocity profile with respect to time and fluid flow is taken under the influence of a transverse
magnetic field. The similarity solution is used to transform the system of partial differential equations,
describing the problem under consideration, into a boundary value problem of coupled ordinary differential
equations and an efficient numerical technique is implemented to solve the reduced system. The effects of the
parameters such as Magnetic parameter, Prandtl number and Eckert number are discussed graphically on
velocity and temperature distributions
The present study analyzes the steady boundary layer slip flow of magneto-nanofluid due to an exponentially permeable stretching sheet with heat generation/absorption. In this paper, the effects of Brownian motion and thermophoresis on heat transfer and nanoparticle volume friction are considered. Using shooting technique along with fourth-order Runge-Kutta method the transformed equations are solved. The study reveals that the governing parameters, namely, the magnetic parameter, wall mass suction parameter, Prandtl number, the Lewis number, slip parameter, heat generation/absorption parameter, Brownian motion parameter, and thermophoresis parameter, have major effects on the flow field, the heat transfer, and the nanoparticle volume fraction as well as skin friction, local Nusselt number and local Sherwood number has been discussed in detail.
International Journal of Mathematics and Statistics Invention (IJMSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of computer science and electronics. IJMSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Mathematics and Statistics, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
Magneto-Convection of Immiscible Fluids in a Vertical Channel Using Robin Bou...IJERA Editor
The effects of viscous dissipation on fully developed two fluid magnetohydrodynamic flow in the presence of
constant electric field in a vertical channel is investigated using Robin boundary conditions. The fluids in both
the regions are incompressible, electrically conducting and the transport properties are assumed to be constant.
The plate exchanges heat with an external fluid. Both conditions of equal and different reference temperatures of
the external fluid are considered. First, the simple cases of the negligible Brinkman number or the negligible
Grashof number are solved analytically. Then, the combined effects of buoyancy forces and viscous dissipation
are analyzed by a perturbation series method valid for small values of perturbation parameter. To relax the
condition on the perturbation parameter, the flow fields are solved by using the differential transform method.
The results are presented graphically for different values of the mixed convection parameter, Hartman number,
perturbation parameter, viscosity ratio, width ratio, conductivity ratio and Biot numbers for both open and short
circuit. The effects of these parameters on the Nusselt number at the walls is also drawn. It is found that the
solutions obtained by perturbation method and differential transform method agree very well for small values of
perturbation parameter.
The Study of Heat Generation and Viscous Dissipation on Mhd Heat And Mass Dif...IOSR Journals
The present work is devoted to the numerical study of magneto hydrodynamic (MHD) natural convection flow of heat and mass transfer past a plate taking into account viscous dissipation and internal heat generation. The governing equations and the associated boundary conditions for this analysis are made non dimensional forms using a set of dimensionless variables. Thus, the non dimensional governing equations are solved numerically using finite difference method Crank-Nicolson’s scheme. Numerical outcomes are found for different values of the magnetic parameter, Modified Grashof number, Prandtl number, Eckert number, heat generation parameter and Schmidt number for the velocity and the temperature within the boundary layer as well as the skin friction coefficients and the rate of heat and mass transfer along the surface. Results are presented graphically with detailed discussion.
IRJET-Effect of Thermal-Diffusion, Dissipation and Chemical Reaction on Unste...IRJET Journal
This document discusses heat and mass transfer in an unsteady flow of a viscous electrically conducting fluid through a vertical channel with heat sources and traveling thermal waves on the boundaries. The governing equations for momentum, continuity, energy and diffusion are presented. Boundary conditions are specified where one wall has a traveling thermal wave and the other is maintained at a constant temperature, and both walls are at constant concentrations. Dimensionless variables are introduced and the governing equations are non-dimensionalized. The effects of parameters like the thermal and solutal Rayleigh numbers, Darcy and Prandtl numbers, internal heat generation, and chemical reaction on velocity, temperature and concentration fields are to be analyzed.
Non-NewtonianFluid Flow and Heat Transfer over a Non- Linearly Stretching Sur...IJERA Editor
This paper investigates the MHD flow and heat transfer of an electrically conducting non-newtonian power-law
fluid over a non-linearly stretching surface along with porous plate in porous medium. The governing equations
are reduced to non-linear ordinary differential equations by means of similarity transformations. These
equations are then solved numerically with the help ofRunge – Kutta shooting method. The effect of various
flow parameters in the form of dimensionless quantities on the flow field are discussed and presented
graphically.
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The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
Effects of conduction on magneto hydrodynamics mixed convection flow in trian...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes research on magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) mixed convection flow in triangular enclosures. Key points:
1) The study investigates the effects of conduction on MHD mixed convection flow in triangular enclosures using a finite element method.
2) Parameters like the Hartmann number, Prandtl number, Reynolds number, and Rayleigh number are found to strongly influence the flow and thermal fields.
3) Validation of the numerical code is done by comparing average Nusselt numbers to previous research on natural convection in triangular enclosures.
TWO FLUID ELECTROMAGNETO CONVECTIVE FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER BETWEEN VERTICAL W...IAEME Publication
The mixture of viscous and magneto convective flow and heat transfer between a long vertical wavy wall and a parallel flat wall in the presence of applied electric field parallel to gravity , magnetic field normal to gravity in the presence of source or sink is investigated. The non-linear equations governing the flow are solved using the linearization technique. The effect of Grash of number and width ratio is to promote the flow for both open and short circuits. The effect of Hartmann number is to suppress the flow, the effect of source is to promote and the effect of sink is to suppress the velocity for open and short circuit s. Conducting ratio decreases the temperature where as width ratio increases the temperature.
Magnetic field effect on mixed convection flow in a nanofluid under convectiv...IAEME Publication
An analysis is carried out to investigate the influence of the prominent magnetic effect on mixed convection heat and mass transfer in the boundary layer region of a semi-infinite vertical flat plate in a nanofluid under the convective boundary conditions. The transformed boundary layer,ordinary differential equations are solved numerically using Runge-Kutta Fourth order method.
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Melting Heat Transfer in MHD Boundary Layer Stagnation-Point Flow towards a S...iosrjce
An analysis is carried out to study the MHD steady two-dimensional stagnation-point flow and heat transfer from
a warm, laminar liquid flow to a melting stretching sheet. The governing partial differential equations are transformed into
ordinary differential equations by similarity transformation, before being solved numerically using Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg
method. Results for the skin friction coefficient, local Nusselt number, velocity profiles as well as temperature profiles are
presented for different values of the governing parameters. Effects of the Magnetic parameter, melting parameter, stretching
parameter and prandtl number on the flow and heat transfer characteristics are thoroughly examined.
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
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International Journal of Computational Engineering Research(IJCER) is an intentional online Journal in English monthly publishing journal. This Journal publish original research work that contributes significantly to further the scientific knowledge in engineering and Technology.
Nanofluid Flow past an Unsteady Permeable Shrinking Sheet with Heat Source or...IJERA Editor
The consideration of nanofluids has been paid a good attention on the forced convection; the analysis focusing
nanofluids in porous media are limited in literature. Thus, the use of nanofluids in porous media would be very
much helpful in heat and mass transfer enhancement. In this paper, the influence of variable suction, Newtonian
heating and heat source or sink heat and mass transfer over a permeable shrinking sheet embedded in a porous
medium filled with a nanofluid is discussed in detail. The solutions of the nonlinear equations governing the
velocɨty, temperature and concentration profiles are solved numerically using Runge-Kutta Gill procedure
together with shooting method and graphical results for the resulting parameters are displayed and discussed.
The influence of the physical parameters on skin-friction coefficient, local Nusselt number and local Sherwood
number are shown in a tabulated form.
Nanofluid Flow past an Unsteady Permeable Shrinking Sheet with Heat Source or...IJERA Editor
The consideration of nanofluids has been paid a good attention on the forced convection; the analysis focusing
nanofluids in porous media are limited in literature. Thus, the use of nanofluids in porous media would be very
much helpful in heat and mass transfer enhancement. In this paper, the influence of variable suction, Newtonian
heating and heat source or sink heat and mass transfer over a permeable shrinking sheet embedded in a porous
medium filled with a nanofluid is discussed in detail. The solutions of the nonlinear equations governing the
velocɨty, temperature and concentration profiles are solved numerically using Runge-Kutta Gill procedure
together with shooting method and graphical results for the resulting parameters are displayed and discussed.
The influence of the physical parameters on skin-friction coefficient, local Nusselt number and local Sherwood
number are shown in a tabulated form.
Nanofluid Flow past an Unsteady Permeable Shrinking Sheet with Heat Source or...IJERA Editor
The consideration of nanofluids has been paid a good attention on the forced convection; the analysis focusing
nanofluids in porous media are limited in literature. Thus, the use of nanofluids in porous media would be very
much helpful in heat and mass transfer enhancement. In this paper, the influence of variable suction, Newtonian
heating and heat source or sink heat and mass transfer over a permeable shrinking sheet embedded in a porous
medium filled with a nanofluid is discussed in detail. The solutions of the nonlinear equations governing the
velocɨty, temperature and concentration profiles are solved numerically using Runge-Kutta Gill procedure
together with shooting method and graphical results for the resulting parameters are displayed and discussed.
The influence of the physical parameters on skin-friction coefficient, local Nusselt number and local Sherwood
number are shown in a tabulated form.
Effects of some thermo physical properties on forceAlexander Decker
This document presents research on force convective stagnation point flow over a stretching sheet with convective boundary conditions in the presence of thermal radiation and a magnetic field. Governing equations for the flow are derived and non-dimensionalized. The equations are then solved numerically using a shooting method. Results show that increasing the magnetic field parameter decreases velocity, while increasing the Biot number increases temperature. Temperature is also found to decrease with increasing Eckert number, Prandtl number, and radiation parameter. Skin friction coefficient and local Nusselt number are presented for various parameter values.
Radiation and Mass Transfer Effects on MHD Natural Convection Flow over an In...IJMER
A numerical solution for the unsteady, natural convective flow of heat and mass transfer along an inclined plate is presented. The dimensionless unsteady, coupled, and non-linear partial differential conservation equations for the boundary layer regime are solved by an efficient, accurate and unconditionally stable finite difference scheme of the Crank-Nicolson type. The velocity, temperature, and concentration fields have been studied for the effect of Magnetic parameter, buoyancy ratio parameter, Prandtl number, radiation parameter and Schmidt number. The local skin-friction, Nusselt number and Sherwood number are also presented and analyzed graphically.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
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Soret Effect And Effect Of Radiation On Transient Mhd Free Convective Flow Ov...inventionjournals
The present paper is concerned to analyze the radiation, Magneto hydrodynamic and soret effects on unsteady flow heat and mass transfer characteristics in a viscous, incompressible and electrically conduction fluid over a semi-infinite vertical porous plate through porous media the porous plate is subjected to a transverse variable suction velocity. The transient, non linear and coupled dimensionless governing equations for this investigation are solved analytically using perturbation technique about a small parameter . the effects of governing parameters on the flow variables are discussed graphically.
Soret Effect And Effect Of Radiation On Transient Mhd Free Convective Flow Ov...inventionjournals
The present paper is concerned to analyze the radiation, Magneto hydrodynamic and soret effects on unsteady flow heat and mass transfer characteristics in a viscous, incompressible and electrically conduction fluid over a semi-infinite vertical porous plate through porous media the porous plate is subjected to a transverse variable suction velocity. The transient, non linear and coupled dimensionless governing equations for this investigation are solved analytically using perturbation technique about a small parameter . the effects of governing parameters on the flow variables are discussed graphically.
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The Study of Heat Generation and Viscous Dissipation on Mhd Heat And Mass Dif...IOSR Journals
The present work is devoted to the numerical study of magneto hydrodynamic (MHD) natural convection flow of heat and mass transfer past a plate taking into account viscous dissipation and internal heat generation. The governing equations and the associated boundary conditions for this analysis are made non dimensional forms using a set of dimensionless variables. Thus, the non dimensional governing equations are solved numerically using finite difference method Crank-Nicolson’s scheme. Numerical outcomes are found for different values of the magnetic parameter, Modified Grashof number, Prandtl number, Eckert number, heat generation parameter and Schmidt number for the velocity and the temperature within the boundary layer as well as the skin friction coefficients and the rate of heat and mass transfer along the surface. Results are presented graphically with detailed discussion.
IRJET-Effect of Thermal-Diffusion, Dissipation and Chemical Reaction on Unste...IRJET Journal
This document discusses heat and mass transfer in an unsteady flow of a viscous electrically conducting fluid through a vertical channel with heat sources and traveling thermal waves on the boundaries. The governing equations for momentum, continuity, energy and diffusion are presented. Boundary conditions are specified where one wall has a traveling thermal wave and the other is maintained at a constant temperature, and both walls are at constant concentrations. Dimensionless variables are introduced and the governing equations are non-dimensionalized. The effects of parameters like the thermal and solutal Rayleigh numbers, Darcy and Prandtl numbers, internal heat generation, and chemical reaction on velocity, temperature and concentration fields are to be analyzed.
Non-NewtonianFluid Flow and Heat Transfer over a Non- Linearly Stretching Sur...IJERA Editor
This paper investigates the MHD flow and heat transfer of an electrically conducting non-newtonian power-law
fluid over a non-linearly stretching surface along with porous plate in porous medium. The governing equations
are reduced to non-linear ordinary differential equations by means of similarity transformations. These
equations are then solved numerically with the help ofRunge – Kutta shooting method. The effect of various
flow parameters in the form of dimensionless quantities on the flow field are discussed and presented
graphically.
The International Journal of Engineering and Science (The IJES)theijes
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
Effects of conduction on magneto hydrodynamics mixed convection flow in trian...Alexander Decker
This document summarizes research on magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) mixed convection flow in triangular enclosures. Key points:
1) The study investigates the effects of conduction on MHD mixed convection flow in triangular enclosures using a finite element method.
2) Parameters like the Hartmann number, Prandtl number, Reynolds number, and Rayleigh number are found to strongly influence the flow and thermal fields.
3) Validation of the numerical code is done by comparing average Nusselt numbers to previous research on natural convection in triangular enclosures.
TWO FLUID ELECTROMAGNETO CONVECTIVE FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER BETWEEN VERTICAL W...IAEME Publication
The mixture of viscous and magneto convective flow and heat transfer between a long vertical wavy wall and a parallel flat wall in the presence of applied electric field parallel to gravity , magnetic field normal to gravity in the presence of source or sink is investigated. The non-linear equations governing the flow are solved using the linearization technique. The effect of Grash of number and width ratio is to promote the flow for both open and short circuits. The effect of Hartmann number is to suppress the flow, the effect of source is to promote and the effect of sink is to suppress the velocity for open and short circuit s. Conducting ratio decreases the temperature where as width ratio increases the temperature.
Magnetic field effect on mixed convection flow in a nanofluid under convectiv...IAEME Publication
An analysis is carried out to investigate the influence of the prominent magnetic effect on mixed convection heat and mass transfer in the boundary layer region of a semi-infinite vertical flat plate in a nanofluid under the convective boundary conditions. The transformed boundary layer,ordinary differential equations are solved numerically using Runge-Kutta Fourth order method.
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research (IJCER) is dedicated to protecting personal information and will make every reasonable effort to handle collected information appropriately. All information collected, as well as related requests, will be handled as carefully and efficiently as possible in accordance with IJCER standards for integrity and objectivity.
Melting Heat Transfer in MHD Boundary Layer Stagnation-Point Flow towards a S...iosrjce
An analysis is carried out to study the MHD steady two-dimensional stagnation-point flow and heat transfer from
a warm, laminar liquid flow to a melting stretching sheet. The governing partial differential equations are transformed into
ordinary differential equations by similarity transformation, before being solved numerically using Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg
method. Results for the skin friction coefficient, local Nusselt number, velocity profiles as well as temperature profiles are
presented for different values of the governing parameters. Effects of the Magnetic parameter, melting parameter, stretching
parameter and prandtl number on the flow and heat transfer characteristics are thoroughly examined.
The International Journal of Engineering & Science is aimed at providing a platform for researchers, engineers, scientists, or educators to publish their original research results, to exchange new ideas, to disseminate information in innovative designs, engineering experiences and technological skills. It is also the Journal's objective to promote engineering and technology education. All papers submitted to the Journal will be blind peer-reviewed. Only original articles will be published.
The papers for publication in The International Journal of Engineering& Science are selected through rigorous peer reviews to ensure originality, timeliness, relevance, and readability.
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research(IJCER)ijceronline
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research(IJCER) is an intentional online Journal in English monthly publishing journal. This Journal publish original research work that contributes significantly to further the scientific knowledge in engineering and Technology.
Nanofluid Flow past an Unsteady Permeable Shrinking Sheet with Heat Source or...IJERA Editor
The consideration of nanofluids has been paid a good attention on the forced convection; the analysis focusing
nanofluids in porous media are limited in literature. Thus, the use of nanofluids in porous media would be very
much helpful in heat and mass transfer enhancement. In this paper, the influence of variable suction, Newtonian
heating and heat source or sink heat and mass transfer over a permeable shrinking sheet embedded in a porous
medium filled with a nanofluid is discussed in detail. The solutions of the nonlinear equations governing the
velocɨty, temperature and concentration profiles are solved numerically using Runge-Kutta Gill procedure
together with shooting method and graphical results for the resulting parameters are displayed and discussed.
The influence of the physical parameters on skin-friction coefficient, local Nusselt number and local Sherwood
number are shown in a tabulated form.
Nanofluid Flow past an Unsteady Permeable Shrinking Sheet with Heat Source or...IJERA Editor
The consideration of nanofluids has been paid a good attention on the forced convection; the analysis focusing
nanofluids in porous media are limited in literature. Thus, the use of nanofluids in porous media would be very
much helpful in heat and mass transfer enhancement. In this paper, the influence of variable suction, Newtonian
heating and heat source or sink heat and mass transfer over a permeable shrinking sheet embedded in a porous
medium filled with a nanofluid is discussed in detail. The solutions of the nonlinear equations governing the
velocɨty, temperature and concentration profiles are solved numerically using Runge-Kutta Gill procedure
together with shooting method and graphical results for the resulting parameters are displayed and discussed.
The influence of the physical parameters on skin-friction coefficient, local Nusselt number and local Sherwood
number are shown in a tabulated form.
Nanofluid Flow past an Unsteady Permeable Shrinking Sheet with Heat Source or...IJERA Editor
The consideration of nanofluids has been paid a good attention on the forced convection; the analysis focusing
nanofluids in porous media are limited in literature. Thus, the use of nanofluids in porous media would be very
much helpful in heat and mass transfer enhancement. In this paper, the influence of variable suction, Newtonian
heating and heat source or sink heat and mass transfer over a permeable shrinking sheet embedded in a porous
medium filled with a nanofluid is discussed in detail. The solutions of the nonlinear equations governing the
velocɨty, temperature and concentration profiles are solved numerically using Runge-Kutta Gill procedure
together with shooting method and graphical results for the resulting parameters are displayed and discussed.
The influence of the physical parameters on skin-friction coefficient, local Nusselt number and local Sherwood
number are shown in a tabulated form.
Effects of some thermo physical properties on forceAlexander Decker
This document presents research on force convective stagnation point flow over a stretching sheet with convective boundary conditions in the presence of thermal radiation and a magnetic field. Governing equations for the flow are derived and non-dimensionalized. The equations are then solved numerically using a shooting method. Results show that increasing the magnetic field parameter decreases velocity, while increasing the Biot number increases temperature. Temperature is also found to decrease with increasing Eckert number, Prandtl number, and radiation parameter. Skin friction coefficient and local Nusselt number are presented for various parameter values.
Radiation and Mass Transfer Effects on MHD Natural Convection Flow over an In...IJMER
A numerical solution for the unsteady, natural convective flow of heat and mass transfer along an inclined plate is presented. The dimensionless unsteady, coupled, and non-linear partial differential conservation equations for the boundary layer regime are solved by an efficient, accurate and unconditionally stable finite difference scheme of the Crank-Nicolson type. The velocity, temperature, and concentration fields have been studied for the effect of Magnetic parameter, buoyancy ratio parameter, Prandtl number, radiation parameter and Schmidt number. The local skin-friction, Nusselt number and Sherwood number are also presented and analyzed graphically.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research(IJCER) is an intentional online Journal in English monthly publishing journal. This Journal publish original research work that contributes significantly to further the scientific knowledge in engineering and Technology
Soret Effect And Effect Of Radiation On Transient Mhd Free Convective Flow Ov...inventionjournals
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1. A numerical study of MHD generalized Couette flow and heat transfer with
variable viscosity and electrical conductivity
O.D. Makinde a,n
, O.O. Onyejekwe b
a
Institute for Advance Research in Mathematical Modelling and Computations, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, P.O. Box 1906, Bellville 7535, South Africa
b
Florida Institute of Technology, University Alliance Program, Melbourne, Florida 32901, USA
a r t i c l e i n f o
Article history:
Received 29 January 2011
Received in revised form
16 May 2011
Available online 12 June 2011
Keywords:
Generalized Couette flow
Heat transfer
Magnetic field
Variable viscosity
Variable electrical conductivity
a b s t r a c t
The steady flow and heat transfer of an electrically conducting fluid with variable viscosity and
electrical conductivity between two parallel plates in the presence of a transverse magnetic field is
investigated. It is assumed that the flow is driven by combined action of axial pressure gradient and
uniform motion of the upper plate. The governing nonlinear equations of momentum and energy
transport are solved numerically using a shooting iteration technique together with a sixth-order
Runge-Kutta integration algorithm. Solutions are presented in graphical form and given in terms of
fluid velocity, fluid temperature, skin friction and heat transfer rate for various parametric values. Our
results reveal that the combined effect of magnetic field, viscosity, exponents of variable properties,
various fluid and heat transfer dimensionless quantities and the electrical conductivity variation, have
significant impact on the hydromagnetic and electrical properties of the fluid.
& 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
1. Introduction
The flow of an electrically conducting fluid between parallel
plates in the presence of a magnetic field is of a special technical
significance because of its frequent occurrence in many industrial
applications such as magnetohydrodynamic power generators,
pumps, cooling of nuclear reactors, geothermal systems, thermal
insulators, nuclear waste disposal, petroleum and polymer tech-
nology, heat exchangers and others, Moreau [1]. One of the
earliest studies in this field was carried out by Hartmann and
Lazarus [2]. They analyzed the influence of the effects of a
transverse uniform magnetic field on the flow of a viscous
incompressible electrically conducting fluid exiting through
parallel stationary plates that are insulated. Since then, several
aspects of this problem have been investigated (Makinde and
Sibanda [3], Makinde and Ogulu [4], Onyejekwe [5], Makinde [6]).
Adopting some simplifying assumptions, Kaviany [7] obtained
analytical solutions for laminar flow through porous isothermal
parallel plates. Similarly Sacheti et al. [8] developed exact solu-
tions for unsteady magnetohydrodynamics free convection flow
with constant heat flux. Closed form solutions for velocity field as
well as exact numerical solutions for the heat transfer MHD
problems have been reported by Attia and Kotb [9], Tao [10],
Sutton and Shernan [11], Mansour and El-Shaer [12], Ram et al.
[13], etc.
Almost all the above mentioned studies have assumed that
fluid properties are constant. However experiments indicate that
this can only hold, if temperature does not change rapidly or
impulsively in any particular way. This is the case in several
engineering applications for example those involving MHD
generator channels, nuclear reactors, geothermal energy extractions,
heat transfer involving metallurgical and metal-working processes
to mention just a few. Hence more accurate prediction of flow
and heat transfer can only be obtained by considering variations
of fluid and electromagnetic properties, especially variations
of fluid viscosity as well as electrical conductivity with
temperature.
Along this line, Attia and Kotb [9], Klemp et al. [14] considered
the effects of temperature dependent viscosity in their study of
MHD flow and heat transfer between parallel plates. Setayeshpour
[15] looked at the effects of variations of viscosity and electrical
conductivity with temperature on steady state one-dimensional
flow of an incompressible and electrically conducting fluid between
parallel insulated walls in the presence of a transverse magnetic
field. Experimental and numerical work by Filippov [16], Thompson
and Bopp [17] and Lohrasbi [18] have shown that failure to consider
variable fluid properties has a significant effect on the heat transfer
characteristics of MHD channel flows. Despite this, there are only a
limited number of papers available for studies involving variable
electrical conductivity as well as fluid viscosity in computational
MHD flows.
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journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jmmm
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
0304-8853/$ - see front matter & 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2011.05.040
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Corresponding author. Tel.: þ27 21 5550775.
E-mail addresses: makinded@cput.ac.za (O.D. Makinde),
okuzaks@rocketmail.com (O.O. Onyejekwe).
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2. In the work reported herein, we adopt a shooting iteration
technique coupled with a sixth-order Runge-Kutta integration
algorithm to numerically solve the coupled nonlinear differential
equations of motion and energy that govern MHD Couette flow
and heat transfer for variable electrical conductivity and viscosity.
Parametric studies are carried out to investigate the effects of
these variations on flow and temperature profiles.
2. Mathematical model
Consider a steady fully developed laminar flow of a viscous
incompressible electrically conducting fluid between two parallel
plates (see Fig. 1). The two plates are assumed to be electrically
insulated and kept at two constant temperatures T0 for the lower
plate and Tw for the upper plate with Tw4T0. A constant pressure
gradient exists in the flow direction. The upper plate is allowed to
move with a uniform speed along the flow direction while the lower
plate is kept stationary. An external uniform magnetic field is applied
perpendicular to the plates. The magnetic Reynold’s number is
assumed to be small so that both the Hall effects and the induced
magnetic field are negligible. The flow and heat transfer profiles of
the system are governed by the balance laws of mass, momentum
and energy. These coupled set of nonlinear equations are resolved
numerically using the finite difference technique to obtain the
velocity and temperature distributions. Fig. 1 provides an acceptable
representation for some practical engineering problems such as
those involving flows through pipes, nuclear reactors, pumps and
heat exchangers. A no-slip boundary condition is imposed on the
parallel plates for the velocity, and since the plates are infinite in the
flow direction, it can be assumed to be fully developed, and
essentially one-dimensional. The following assumptions are made:
All the fluid properties except the fluid viscosity and electrical
conductivity are constant;
A magnetic field of uniform strength B0 is applied transversely
to the direction of the main stream taking into account the
induced electric field;
The temperature dependent variation in fluid dynamic viscos-
ity and electrical conductivity follow a power law given as
m ¼ mw
TT0
TwT0
a
, s ¼ sw
TT0
TwT0
b
, ð1Þ
where mw and sw are the fluid viscosity and electrical conductivity
at the moving upper plate respectively, a is the viscosity variation
index and b is the electrical conductivity variation index. Follow-
ing [1–4], the dimensionless governing equations for the momen-
tum and energy balance can be written as
ya d2
w
dy2
ayðaþ 1Þ dy
dy
dw
dy
M2
ðLeþwÞyb
G ¼ 0, ð2Þ
d2
y
dy2
þBrya dw
dy
2
þBrM2
ðLeþwÞ2
yb
¼ 0, ð3Þ
where y is the dimensionless temperature, w is the dimensionless
velocity, Le, M, Br, G are the electric field loading parameter,
Hartmann number, Brinkmann number and the pressure gradient
parameter, respectively. The appropriate boundary conditions in
dimensionless form are given as follows: the upper surface of the
channel is moving with a prescribed velocity and maintained at a
given temperature:
wð1Þ ¼ 1, yð1Þ ¼ 1, ð4Þ
and the lower plate is fixed and impermeable with a prescribed
temperature different from that of the upper moving plate i.e.
wð0Þ ¼ 0, yð0Þ ¼ 0: ð5Þ
We have employed the following non-dimensional quantities in
Eqs. (2)–(5):
y ¼
y
a
, w ¼
u
uw
, m ¼
m
mw
, y ¼
TT0
TwT0
, Br ¼
u2
wmw
kðTwT0Þ
,
Le ¼
Ez
uwB0
, s ¼
s
sw
, M ¼ aB0
ffiffiffiffiffiffiffi
sw
mw
r
, G ¼
a2
mwuw
dP
dx
, ð6Þ
where T is the temperature, T0 is the lower plate prescribed
temperature, Tw is the upper plate prescribed temperature, uw is
the upper plate uniform velocity, a is the channel width, k the
thermal conductivity, B0 is the applied magnetic field, Ez is the
electric field and P the fluid pressure. The set of Eqs. (2) and (3)
under the boundary conditions (4) and (5) were solved numeri-
cally by applying the Nachtsheim and Swigert [19] shooting
iteration technique together with a sixth-order Runge-Kutta
integration algorithm. Besides the velocity and temperature data,
the numerical solution also yielded the values of w0
(1) and y0
(1),
which are, respectively, proportional to the skin friction coeffi-
cient and the Nusselt number. For short circuit Le¼0, other
important variables obtained numerically are
Jz ¼ yb
ðLeþwÞ ðCurrent densityÞ ð7Þ
IT ¼
Z 1
0
yb
ðLeþwÞdy ðTotal currentÞ ð8Þ
3. Results and discussion
The effects of various dimensionless parameters on flow and
thermal profiles are illustrated through a representative set of
results shown below.
From Table 1, it is interesting to note that the skin friction at
the moving upper plate increases with an increase in magnetic
intensity (M), electric field loading parameter (Le) and variable
viscosity parameter (a). However, a decrease in the skin friction is
observed with an increase Brinkmann number and variable
electrical conductivity parameter (b). The rate of heat transfer
y
u = uw, T = Tw, y =a
Electrically conducting fluid
u = 0, y = 0
T = T0 ,
Fig. 1. Geometry of the problem.
Table 1
Computations showing the effect of parameter variations on skin friction and
upper plate heat transfer rate (G¼1).
M Le Br a b y0
(1) w0
(1)
0 0.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.15045760 1.9458137
0.5 0.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.21469976 1.9971577
1.0 0.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.40469147 2.1496775
1.0 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.70331622 2.2314751
1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.29794486 2.3158049
1.0 0.1 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.64787599 2.1041210
1.0 0.1 1.5 1.0 1.0 0.99999024 2.0448950
1.0 0.1 1.0 3.0 1.0 0.80679600 2.4698433
1.0 0.1 1.0 5.0 1.0 0.98055686 2.5637904
1.0 0.1 1.0 1.0 3.0 0.38808587 2.1392014
1.0 0.1 1.0 1.0 5.0 0.37711929 2.1320256
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3. across the upper plate increases with an increase in parameter
values of M, Le, Br, a and decreases with an increase in the
parameter values of b.
3.1. Effects of parameter variations on velocity profiles
Fig. 2 shows the combined effects of variable electrical conduc-
tivity and viscosity for different values of Hartmann’s number for
the open circuited configuration (Lea0). An increase in the value of
the Hartmann number M has the effect of imposing more viscous
forces that dominate electromagnetic forces in retarding flow in the
channel. This is in agreement with the values of skin friction
computed for the upper plate in Table 1. Hence, accounting for the
electrical conductivity as a function of temperature as well as the
temperature dependent viscosity results in a better representation
of flow for any increase in the value of Hartmann number.
Fig. 3 illustrates the effect of an increase in electrical con-
ductivity exponent b on the velocity distribution. There is a
reduction current density J
!
as the electrical conductivity expo-
nent increases. As a result of this, the Lorentz force J
!
B
!
(a retarding force) decreases. The overall effect is that flow
accelerates as the electrical conductivity exponent b increases.
The resulting decrease in velocity gradient is in total agreement
with the results of Table 1.
Given the exponential relationship between viscosity and
temperature, it could be seen that as the viscosity exponent
increases, the dynamic viscosity will increase, the net effect is
that the viscous dominates the Lorentz forces as a increases as
can be seen by the decrease in flow shown in Fig. 4. Hence it can
be seen that for the combined effect of variable electrical
conductivity and viscosity, an increase in a increases the viscous
force. As a result, the viscous force becomes more dominating
over the electromotive force and tends to retard flow. On the
whole increasing the viscosity exponent has the effect on flow as
increasing the Hartrmann number M as can be seen from Table 1
for the computation of skin friction.
In the short circuited configuration the electrical loading
parameter is zero (Le¼0) and the current density J
!
has less
magnitude (Eq. (7)). Hence the electromotive force results in a
less resistive force in the flow direction. The suppression or the
Fig. 2. Velocity profiles for a¼b¼Le¼Br¼G¼1.
Fig. 3. Velocity profiles for a¼0, Le¼0.5, M¼Br¼G¼1.
Fig. 4. Velocity profiles for Le¼0.1, b¼M¼Br¼G¼1.
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4. slowing down of the flow in the channel is less and there is more
flow in the channel for the short circuited configuration (Fig. 5).
The increase in the fluid velocity as a result of short circuited
configuration is accompanied by a decrease in the velocity
gradient at the walls. This causes a reduction in the value of skin
friction computed in Table 1 for smaller values of electrical
loading parameter.
3.2. Effects of parameter variations on temperature profiles
Increase in Hartmann’s number as noted before increases the
viscosity and brings about a slowing down of the fluid particles.
For the particular case of Couette flow, this slowing down of the
fluid particles combined with the movement of the upper plate
brings about an increase in the velocity gradient close to the
upper plate (see Fig. 6). In a situation where there is an increase in
both the velocity gradient and Hartmann number, a correspond-
ing increase in temperature gradient is observed as seen in Eq. (3)
of the coupled governing differential equation. Note that heat
transfer at the upper plate is greatly affected by variation in
Hartmann number, while that at the lower plate essentially
remains unchanged. This is in keeping with the observation made
by Romig [20].
For an open circuit case, an increase in the electrical con-
ductivity exponent b gives rise to a corresponding increase in
current density (Eq. (7)). This brings about an increase in the
Lorentz force and a concomitant slowing down of the flow. From
Fig. 7, we observe that close to the stationary bottom wall
(0ryr2), there is hardly any variation of temperature for
different values of electrical conductivity exponent. After that
the movement of the upper plate impacts on the fluid’s tempera-
ture profile. At the moving upper plate, the temperature boundary
condition is of the Dirichlet type, the gradient is the steepest and
the heat transfer is maximum as the physics dictates.
Fig. 8 illustrates the effects of temperature dependent fluid
viscosity on an MHD flow. It can be observed that at the limiting
case a¼0, the average viscosity is equal to the viscosity at the wall
and the temperature distribution is largely influenced by the
temperature dependent electrical conductivity. As a result, the
Fig. 5. Velocity profiles for a¼b¼M¼Br¼G¼1. Fig. 6. Temperature profiles for a¼b¼Le¼Br¼G¼1.
Fig. 7. Temperature profiles for a¼0, Le¼0.5, M¼Br¼G¼1.
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5. temperature profile for a¼0 (unbroken line) is the same as that for
b¼1 in Fig. 7. Other values of the viscosity exponent result in a
decrease in viscosity and a corresponding increase in the values of
temperature scalar at each computational point. We observe that
just like in previous case, the highest temperature gradient is
recorded in regions very close to the upper wall. The square of the
relatively high velocity gradient obtained very close to the moving
wall is coupled to the energy equation (Eq. (3)) and affects the
magnitude of the temperature gradient correspondingly.
The performance of an MHD flow can also be highly influenced
by the circuit configuration. A short circuit configuration corre-
sponds to the case where the external load is zero (Le¼0),
otherwise the circuit is described as open. For a short circuit
situation; the absence of an external load in the system results in
less current density, in addition both the Joule and Ohmic
dissipations are relatively less in magnitude and as a result less
temperature loss is recorded in the system. Any deviations from
this classical or extreme case result in more losses and higher
values of recorded temperatures (Fig. 9).
3.3. Effects of parameter variation on current density
As previously mentioned, an increase in the Hartmann’s
number is the same as increasing the viscosity exponent a. Both
parameters increase the viscous forces and slow down the fluid
motion. A look at Eq. (7) reveals that the current density Jz is a
function of four components, namely the temperature y, the
electric field loading parameter Le, the electrical conductivity
exponent b and the velocity w. Out of the variables, two of them
Le, and b are fixed. Hence we need to know how the temperature
y and the fluid velocity w are related to justify their overall effect
on current density. The Hartmann’s number comes into the
picture at this point because we already know how it affects both
the fluid velocity (Fig. 2); as well as the temperature (Fig. 6). This
extends to how it affects the current density based on our analysis
of Eq. (7). Based on observation, the current density Jz increases
with an increase in the Hartmann’s number.
Figs. 10 and 11 show that the less the electrical conductivity
exponent, the more the current density. We can gain an insight
into the shape of the profiles by considering the limiting case
(b¼0) and see how we can relate Eq. (7) to some key aspects of
the profiles in Fig. 11. According to Eq. (7) for b¼0 (limiting case),
the current density becomes a function of two variables, namely
the electric field loading parameter Le and the fluid velocity w. At
the lower plate, a no-slip boundary condition is specified (w¼0)
and Jz takes on a value of 0.5. Its subsequent profile is informed
largely by the nonlinear nature of the momentum equation
(Eq. (2)) and the proposed boundary conditions. We note that
close to the upper wall 0.8ryr1.0 the effect of the various
values of electrical conductivity exponent on the current density
is negligible.
As previously noted, any increase in the viscosity exponent a
results in an increase in viscous force and further increases makes
the viscous force dominant over the Lorentz force in slowing
down the fluid flow. From the results obtained herein (Table 1
and Fig. 8), as far as the temperature distribution is concerned, the
effect of increase in a is to decrease the rate of heat transfer at the
stationary wall and to increase it in the moving wall. This is in
agreement with Sateyeshpour [15]. It can also be noted that
according to Eq. (7) all the dependent variables including the
electrical conductivity exponent b are fixed at the walls because
of the problem specification for Fig. 12 as well as the boundary
conditions for velocity and temperature. Outside of the bound-
aries the temperature and the velocity components of Eq. (7) vary
according to how a and b (fixed) affect both the fluid velocity and
Fig. 8. Temperature profiles for Le¼0.1, b¼M¼Br¼G¼1.
Fig. 9. Temperature profiles for a¼b¼M¼Br¼G¼1.
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6. temperature profiles non-linearly. Since increase in a increases
the Lorentz force, which slows down the flow, smaller values of
velocity yield less values of current density for lower values of a.
Hence the more the viscosity exponent, the less the current
density, the more the viscous force becomes dominant over the
electromagnetic force ( J
!
B
!
) in retarding flow.
A comparison between Figs. 12 and 13 shows the significance
of the external circuit in MHD computations. For the short circuit
Fig. 10. Current density for a¼b¼Le¼Br¼G¼1.
Fig. 11. Current density for a¼0, Le¼0.5, M¼Br¼G¼1.
Fig. 12. Current density for Le¼0.1, b¼M¼Br¼G¼1.
Fig. 13. Current density for a¼b¼M¼Br¼G¼1.
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7. configuration (Le¼0), the current density Jz is in the flow direc-
tion (see Eq. (7)) and according to J
!
B
!
, the more the velocity,
the stronger the J
!
, the more the retarding force. As the value of
the electrical loading parameter departs from zero (open circuit
case) the magnitude of the current density becomes greater as
recorded for Fig. 13 and the more the flow is slowed down.
4. Conclusions
In this paper, the problem of steady, fully developed flow and
heat transfer of an incompressible, viscous and electrically con-
ducting fluid between parallel insulated walls with an applied
transverse magnetic field has been studied. The coupled nonlinear
governing differential equations for momentum and energy,
which accounted for the effects of Hartmann’s number, electrical
conductivity and viscosity exponents, pressure gradient and
electrical loading parameter were derived, non-dimensionalized
and solved numerically with the finite difference method together
with a sixth-order Runge-Kutta integration method. It is assumed
that the upper wall of the channel is moving with a constant
horizontal speed, while the lower one is kept stationary. Both the
viscosity and electric conductivity were assumed to be power law
functions of temperature. The motivation for the work reported
herein arises from the need to understand how variable viscosity
and electrical conductivity affect the flow of an electrically
conducting fluid through a tube in the presence of a transverse
magnetic field. Both the viscosity exponent (a) and the electrical
conductivity exponent (b) measure the dependence of viscosity
and electrical conductivity on temperature using power law
relationships. An increase in a or the Hartmann’s number M gives
the same effect on fluid flow. Both parameters increase the shear
force, and for high values a or M, the viscous force exceeds the
Lorentz force in retarding flow. As far as the temperature field is
concerned increase in a is to decrease the rate of heat transfer at
the stationary wall and to increase it at the moving wall. On the
other hand, an increase in b increases the flow rate (Fig. 7). This is
achieved by reducing the Lorentz force. Both the rate of heat
transfer and skin friction are effectively reduced by increase in the
electrical conductivity exponent, especially at the moving upper
wall where the effects are most noticeable. The role of the
external circuits was also included in the study. It was observed
that for the short circuit configuration where there is no electric
field loading (Le¼0) and the current density is in the flow
direction. The effect of the retarding Lorentz force on the current
density Jz is demonstrated in Fig. 13 for various situations, which
represent the effects of closed and open circuits’ configurations on
the current density.
In addition to justifying the physics of the problem, the results
obtained herein compare favorably with published numerical
work on similar problems. Experimental data are yet to be found
to further validate the formulation of this problem and the
numerical procedure. It is hoped that work such as this will
encourage further work in this field.
Acknowledgment
The second author collaborated with Professor O.D. Makinde
during his visit to the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
(AIMS) and Cape Peninsula University in Cape Town South Africa
and would like to thank them for their hospitality.
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