International Journal of Fluid Mechanics Research

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2007, Volume34

Issue 6

107 pages

DOI: 10.1615/InterJFluidMechRes.v34.i6

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M. Guria
Department of Applied Mathematics with Oceanology and Computer Programming, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore - 721102, West Bengal, India

B. K. Das
Department of Applied Mathematics with Oceanology and Computer Programming, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore - 721102, West Bengal, India

R. N. Jana
Department of Applied Mathematics with Oceanology and Computer Programming, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore - 721102, West Bengal, India

S. K. Ghosh
Department of Mathematics, Narajole Raj College, Narajole, District - Midnapore (West)-721211, West Bengal, India

Effect of wall conductance on hydromagnetic fully developed flow of a viscous incompressible electrically conducting fluid through a vertical channel, is studied. The generalized similarity solutions for velocity and induced magnetic field are obtained in a closed form. Limiting case of a MHD forced and free convection are analyzed with regard to non-conducting as well as perfectly conducting walls. A limiting consideration of a MHD mixed convection flow confined to non-conducting as well as perfectly conducting walls are analyzed for r_T = 1 and M << 1. It is interesting to note that since the rate of flow is constant, the critical Grashof number at the cold and hot wall becomes identical. This indicates that the rate of flow is influenced by spanwise temperature variations along the cold and hot wall and the buoyancy force is balanced by the constant rate of flow.

DOI: 10.1615/InterJFluidMechRes.v34.i6.40 Download article, 521-534 pages

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