Free convection in hydromagnetic flows in a vertical wavy channel
Abstract
Free convection in hydromagnetic flows in a vertical wavy channel in the presence of a constant heat source or sink is investigated analytically. The zeroth-order, first-order, and total solutions to the problem are determined numerically for different values of the principal parameters using a mathematical method similar to that of Vajravelu and Sastri (1978). The velocity and temperature profiles are plotted for the magnetic parameter, the heat source/sink parameter, the wall-waviness parameter, and the free convection parameter (or the Grashof number). The qualitative features of the hydromagnetic solution are discussed, and a comparison is made with the hydrodynamic solution.
- Publication:
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International Journal of Engineering Science
- Pub Date:
- 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983IJES...21.1025R
- Keywords:
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- Channel Flow;
- Computational Fluid Dynamics;
- Free Convection;
- Heat Transfer;
- Magnetohydrodynamic Flow;
- Nusselt Number;
- Skin Friction;
- Temperature Distribution;
- Velocity Distribution;
- Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer