Radiation Effects on the Magnethydrodynamic Free Convection Flow

Nonsimilar, laminar, steady, electrically-conducting forced convection liquid metal boundary layer flow with induced magnetic field effects

“…The magnetic Reynolds number is large enough to cause induced magnetic field effects. Following Chen [43], the induced magnetic field vector, H , has two components, H X , H Y . The normal component of the induced magnetic field, H y vanishes at the wall with the parallel component, H X approaching the imposed magnetic field value, H o , at the edge of the boundary layer.…”

“…Gupta et al [42] have analyzed the hydromagnetic steady shear flow along an electrically insulating porous flat plate, showing that the velocity at a given point increases with increase in either the magnetic field or suction velocity and the induced magnetic field at a given location is reduced with increasing magnetic field. Very recently Chen [43] studied the effects of anisotropic radiative heat transfer on steady magnetohydrodynamic natural convection boundary layer flow from a horizontal plate. However in [43] only the response of Nusselt number to the magnetophysical parameters was discussed.…”

“…Very recently Chen [43] studied the effects of anisotropic radiative heat transfer on steady magnetohydrodynamic natural convection boundary layer flow from a horizontal plate. However in [43] only the response of Nusselt number to the magnetophysical parameters was discussed. In the present article we therefore assess in much more detail the non-radiative version of the model in [43] dwelling on the variation of velocity field, induced magnetic field and temperature distribution in the boundary-layer.…”

“…However in [43] only the response of Nusselt number to the magnetophysical parameters was discussed. In the present article we therefore assess in much more detail the non-radiative version of the model in [43] dwelling on the variation of velocity field, induced magnetic field and temperature distribution in the boundary-layer. Local nonsimilarity method (LNM) solutions based on the well-tested and extensively validated procedure developed by Sparrow et al [44] are obtained.…”

Energy conversion under conjugate conduction, magneto-convection, diffusion and nonlinear radiation over a non-linearly stretching sheet with slip and multiple convective boundary conditions

“…The effect of radiation on convective heat/mass transfer flow of both Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids from either linearly or nonlinearly stretching/shrinking sheets has received extensive attention. Important studies in this regard include Chen [22], Noor et al [23], Cortel [24], Misra and Sinha [25] and Hakeem et al [26]. Previous investigators applied a linear Rosseland diffusion approximation for radiation which has limited accuracy when the temperature difference between the sheet and surrounding is very large.…”