MHD free convection and mass transfer flow of a micro-polar thermally radiating and reacting fluid with time dependent suction

J. Prakash, A. Ogulu, E. Zhandire

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Abstract

The problem of free convection of a chemically reacting micro-polar fluid with mass transfer has been studied in the presence of a uniformly applied transverse magnetic field and variable suction. The governing, coupled, non-linear partial differential equations are solved employing a fourth order Runge-Kutta algorithm. The results show that the velocity increases as the suction parameter is increased, the chemical reaction rate decreases; while the angular velocity increases with increasing values of the suction parameter up to a point around y = 1.5, before the trend is reversed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)679-684
Number of pages6
JournalIndian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics
Volume46
Issue number10
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Free convection
  • Micro-polar fluid
  • Variable suction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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