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International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Research

ISSN for PRINT: 1064-2277

Institutional price:	$1811.00
Issues per year:	6

Best Paper Award Selection - Editorial Board Site

2007, Volume34

98 pages

DOI: 10.1615/InterJFluidMechRes.v34.i1

Issue price - $335.00

MHD Heat and Mass Transfer of Micropolar Fluid Flow Over a Stretching Sheet

R. Bhargava
Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee-247667, India

S. Sharma
Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee-247667, India

P. Bhargava
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee-247667, India

Harmindar S. Takhar
Engineering Department, Manchester Metropolitan University, Oxford Rd., Manchester, M15GD, UK

ABSTRACT

The present paper contains a numerical study of MHD flow, heat, and mass transfer of micropolar fluid over a porous stretching sheet. Governing differential equations are partially decoupled using a similarity transformation, which are solved using the finite element method. The effects of suction, Hartman number, permeability parameter, and Schmidt number on the velocity, microrotation, temperature, and mass transfer functions have been studied. The numerical values of the skin friction and the rate of heat transfer are shown in tables. The Hartman number governing the magnetic field is found to be effective in simulation of heat and mass transfer concept. The flow regime finds applications in magnetoenergy systems, geothermal systems, crude oil extraction, ground water pollution, etc.