Free convection heat transfer due to the simultaneous action of
buoyancy, radiation and transverse magnetic field is investigated for a
semi‐infinite vertical plate. Solutions are derived by expanding the stream
function and the temperature into a series in terms of the parameter ζ =
x1/2 L–1/2, where L is the length of the plate. Velocity and
temperature functions are shown on graphs and the numerical values of
functions affecting the shear stress and the rate of heat transfer are
entered in a table. The effects of the magnetic field parameter λ and the
radiation parameter F on these functions are discussed.
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