Unsteady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) thin film flow of a third grade fluid with heat transfer and no slip boundary condition down an inclined plane | Zendy

Y M Aiyesimi | Zendy; G T Okedayo | Zendy; O.W. Lawal | Zendy

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Unsteady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) thin film flow of a third grade fluid with heat transfer and no slip boundary condition down an inclined plane

Author(s) -

Y M Aiyesimi,

G T Okedayo,

O.W. Lawal

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

international journal of the physical sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1992-1950

DOI - 10.5897/ijps2013.3891

Subject(s) - magnetohydrodynamic drive , magnetohydrodynamics , heat transfer , mechanics , physics , finite difference method , boundary value problem , boundary layer , classical mechanics , thermodynamics , materials science , magnetic field , quantum mechanics

An investigation is made for unsteady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) thin film flow of a third grade fluid down an inclined plane. The non-linear partial differential equation governing the flow and heat transfer are reduced to a system of non-linear algebraic equations using implicit finite difference approximation to obtain velocity and temperature profile. The effect of various physical parameter on both velocity and temperature profile obtained are studied through several graphs. It is noticed that the velocity and temperature profile decreases due to increase in third grade parameter and magnetic parameter. Key word: Non-Newtonian fluid, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow, third grade fluid, implicit finite difference approximation, heat transfer.

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