Title

Heat transfer in the MHD flow of a power law fluid over a non-isothermal stretching sheet

Authors

Authors

K. V. Prasad;K. Vajravelu

Abbreviated Journal Title

Int. J. Heat Mass Transf.

Keywords

Power law fluid; Similarity solution; MHD flow; Variable thermal; conductivity; Stretching sheet; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; VARIABLE THERMAL-CONDUCTIVITY; BOUNDARY-LAYER; EQUATIONS; VISCOELASTIC FLUID; MASS-TRANSFER; SIMILARITY SOLUTIONS; MOVING SURFACE; POROUS-MEDIUM; MOMENTUM; SUCTION; Thermodynamics; Engineering, Mechanical; Mechanics

Abstract

The article examines the hydromagnetic laminar boundary layer flow and heat transfer in a power law fluid over a stretching surface. The flow is influenced by linear stretching of the sheet. Also the energy equation with temperature-dependent thermal conductivity, thermal radiation, work done by stress, viscous dissipation and internal heat generation is considered. The governing partial differential equations along with the boundary conditions are first cast into a dimensionless form and then the equations are solved by Keller-Box method. The effects of various physical parameters on the flow and heat transfer characteristics are presented graphically and discussed. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Journal Title

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volume

52

Issue/Number

21-22

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

4956

Last Page

4965

WOS Identifier

WOS:000270164200032

ISSN

0017-9310

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