Title

Hydromagnetic Convection At A Heated Semi-Infinite Vertical Plate

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Int. J. Eng. Sci.

Keywords

Engineering; Multidisciplinary

Abstract

Numerical results are presented for the transient and steady-state velocity field, temperature field, and heat transfer characteristics. These results are obtained by solving the highly nonlinear partial differential equations describing the conservation of mass, momentum and energy (with variable fluid properties) by an explicit finite-difference method in time-dependent form. Two cases are studied, namely the hydromagnetic (HM) case and the hydrodynamic (HD) case. Values of the velocity components u and v (absolute) in the HD case are larger than those in the HM case. Quite opposite is the phenomenon in the case of the temperature field θ. Further, the velocity and temperature fields are more prominent in the presence of heat sources than in their absence. Numerical results indicate that the presence of magnetic field delays attainment of the steady-state condition. Furthermore, in the hydromagnetic case, it is observed that the variable fluid-property has almost negligible effect on the flow and heat transfer characteristics, which is contrary to that in the hydrodynamic case.

Journal Title

International Journal of Engineering Science

Volume

25

Issue/Number

1

Publication Date

1-1-1987

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

27

Last Page

35

WOS Identifier

WOS:A1987G209000004

ISSN

0020-7225

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