Short communication radiation effects on MHD free convection flow of a gas past a semi—infinite vertical plate
International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow
ISSN: 0961-5539
Article publication date: 1 February 1996
Abstract
Free convection heat transfer due to the simultaneous action of buoyancy, radiation and transverse magnetic field is investigated for a semi‐infinite vertical plate. Solutions are derived by expanding the stream function and the temperature into a series in terms of the parameter ζ = x1/2 L–1/2, where L is the length of the plate. Velocity and temperature functions are shown on graphs and the numerical values of functions affecting the shear stress and the rate of heat transfer are entered in a table. The effects of the magnetic field parameter λ and the radiation parameter F on these functions are discussed.
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Citation
Takhar, H.S., Subba Reddy Gorla, R. and Soundalgekar, V.M. (1996), "Short communication radiation effects on MHD free convection flow of a gas past a semi—infinite vertical plate", International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, Vol. 6 No. 2, pp. 77-83. https://doi.org/10.1108/09615539610113118
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:MCB UP Ltd
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