Thermal radiation and buoyancy effects on hydromagnetic flow over an accelerating permeable surface with heat source or sink

Abstract

Similarity equations governing steady hydromagnetic boundary-layer flow over an accelerating permeable surface in the presence of such effects as thermal radiation, thermal buoyancy, and heat generation or absorption effects are obtained. These equations are solved numerically by an implicit finite-difference method. Favorable comparisons with previously published work are obtained. The effects of the various parameters on the velocity and temperature profiles as well as the skin-friction coefficient and wall heat transfer are presented graphically and in tabulated form.