On the effect of heat generation/absorption on magnetohydrodynamic free convective flow in a vertical annulus: An Adomian decomposition method

Abstract

AbstractThis article deliberates fully developed natural convective flow of heat‐generating/absorbing fluid in open‐ended vertical concentric annulus under a magnetic field. The momentum and energy equations which arise from the definition of velocity and temperature are written in the dimensional form and then recast into the nondimensional form. Approximate solutions are obtained by using the semi‐analytical Adomian decomposition method. The solutions for the velocity, temperature, skin friction, mass flux and rate of heat transfer are obtained. The influence of physical parameters such as heat generation/absorption parameter and Hartmann number (M) are illustrated with the aid of graphs and tables. In the course of this investigation, it is found that an increase in the heat generation/absorption parameter increases the temperature. In addition, the magnitude of the temperature is higher for heat‐generating fluid in comparison to heat‐absorbing fluid. Furthermore, the temperature and velocity can be controlled by carefully selecting suitable values of the heat generation/absorption parameter and Hartmann number respectively.