Unsteady MHD flow and heat transfer of micropolar fluid in a porous medium between parallel plates

Abstract

This paper presents an incompressible two-dimensional MHD flow and heat transfer of an electrically conducting micropolar fluid between parallel porous plates. The flow is generated by periodic injection or suction at the plates. The non-uniform temperature of the plates is assumed to vary periodically with time. The governing equations are reduced to nonlinear ordinary differential equations by using similarity transformations, then solved numerically using the quasilinearization technique. The profiles of velocity components, microrotatoion, and temperature distribution are studied for different fluid and geometric parameters.