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

    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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