MHD-conjugate heat transfer analysis for a vertical flat plate in presence of viscous dissipation and heat generation

• Published in: International communications in heat and mass transfer Vol. 35; no. 10; pp. 1275 - 1280
• Main Authors: Mamun, A.A., Chowdhury, Z.R., Azim, M.A., Molla, M.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2008; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Conjugate heat transfer; Convection and heat transfer; Energy; Energy. Thermal use of fuels; Exact sciences and technology; Finite difference; Fission nuclear power plants; Fluid dynamics; Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); Heat generation; Installations for energy generation and conversion: thermal and electrical energy; Magnetohydrodynamic; Magnetohydrodynamics and electrohydrodynamics; Physics; Turbulent flows, convection, and heat transfer; Vertical flat plate; Viscous dissipation; Finite difference; Heat generation; Vertical flat plate; Conjugate heat transfer; Magnetohydrodynamic; Viscous dissipation; Skin friction; Viscous fluid; Natural convection; Velocity distribution; Boundary condition; Modeling; Nuclear reactor; MHD flow; Cooling system; Numerical simulation; Incompressible fluid; Conducting fluid; Magnetic field; Vertical plate; Heat transfer; Finite difference method
• ISSN: 0735-1933; 1879-0178
• DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2008.06.007

In this paper, the effects of magnetic field, viscous dissipation and heat generation on natural convection flow of an incompressible, viscous and electrically conducting fluid along a vertical flat plate in the presence of conduction are investigated. Numerical solutions for the governing momentum and energy equations are given. A discussion is provided for the effects of magnetic parameter, viscous dissipation parameter and heat generation parameter on two-dimensional flow. Detailed analysis of the velocity profile, temperature distribution, skin friction, rate of heat transfer and the surface temperature distribution are shown graphically.