Abstract
In this study, we discussed the flow of an electrically conducting fluid with internal heat generation over a vertical plate on a reactive MHD fluid. We obtained the semi analytical solutions of the dimensionless equations governing the fluid flow using the method of weighted residual by the collocation method. The parameters with their effect on velocity and temperature fields are discussed graphically using Mapple 17 computer software. We showed that the internal heat generation, magnetic field intensityand the reactive rate have significant effects on the velocity profiles and temperature distributions.
Highlights
Studies relating to flow of fluids between two parallel plates are on the increase in recent time due to its numerous applications in many industrial and engineering processes like in accelerators, aerodynamic heating, polymer technology, purification of crude oil and magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) generators
Possible heat generation effects may alter the temperature distribution as well as the particle deposition rate of the fluid flow (Jha and Ajibade, 2009; Makinde and Beg, 2010; Hassan and Fenuga, 2011; Adesanya and Makinde, 2011; Hassan and Gbadeyan, 2015), this informed our study of the effects of internal heat generation within the flow system
We will discuss the effects of the internal heat generation together with other important flow parameters on the hydromagnetic fluid flow between two vertical plates with an isothermal wall temperature in this session
Summary
Studies relating to flow of fluids between two parallel plates are on the increase in recent time due to its numerous applications in many industrial and engineering processes like in accelerators, aerodynamic heating, polymer technology, purification of crude oil and magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) generators. Reactive hydro- magnetic fluid flows are often accompanied with heat transfer in many industrial and engineering applications. Makinde and Beg (2010) devoted their study to investigate the inherent irreversibility and thermal stability in a reactive electrically conducting fluid flowing steadily through a channel with isothermal walls under the influence of a transversely imposed magnetic field. Hassan and Gbadeyan (2015) investigated the entropy generation analysis of a reactive hydro-magnetic fluid flow through a channel with isothermal wall temperature under different chemical kinetics without taking into account the effects of internal heat generation within the flow system. Possible heat generation effects may alter the temperature distribution as well as the particle deposition rate of the fluid flow (Jha and Ajibade, 2009; Makinde and Beg, 2010; Hassan and Fenuga, 2011; Adesanya and Makinde, 2011; Hassan and Gbadeyan, 2015), this informed our study of the effects of internal heat generation within the flow system
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