Viscous Dissipation, Radiation, Pressure Work Effects on MHD Mixed Convection Flow from A Vertical Flat Plate with Internal Heat Generation (Absorption)

Abstract

In this study, the impact of internal heat generation (or absorption) into steady mixed convection MHD boundary layer flow over a vertical flat plate has been investigated. The analysis took into account the impacts of viscous dissipation, pressure work and radiation. The magnetic field is applied transversally to the stream direction, and the fluid is considered to be viscous, incompressible, and electrically conducting. By using appropriate coordinate transformations, the governing boundary region equations are translated into a non dimensional form. The numerical solution of coupled nonlinear ODE’s using an implicit finite difference method in association with the quasi-linearization method yields nonsimilar solutions. To demonstrate the velocity and temperature distributions, numerical outcomes are obtained for various values of parameters. Comparisons with formerly published works are made, and excellent agreement is discovered. The analysis reveals that relevant parameters have a considerable impact on flow fields.