Abstract:
In this thesis, the combined effect of conduction and convection on magneto
hydrodynamic (MHD) boundary layer flow with viscous dissipation and joule heating
from a vertical flat plate has been investigated. By using the appropriate
transformations, the basil::equations are transformed to dimensionless boundary layer
equations which are solved numerically by using the finite difference method known
as Keller box method. The effects of the magnetic pararmter M, the dissipation
parameter N, !he Prandtl number Pr and the joule heating parameter J have been
examined on the flow field. The analysis has shown that the flow field is appreciably
influenced by the effects of conduction and convection. Similarity solutions of the
momentum and energy equations are derived by introducing the same transformations.
Here we have focused our attention on the evolution of the skin friction coefficient, the
surface temperature distribution, velocity as well as temperature distribution for a
selection of parameters set consisling of magnetic parameter M, the dissipation
parameter N , the Prandtl number Pr and the joule heating parameter J. The
dimensionless skin friction coefficient, the surface temperature distribution, velocity as
well as temperature distribution over the whole boundary layer are shown graphiea1ly
for different values of the magnetie parameter M, the dissipation parameter IV, the
Prandtl number Pr and the joule heating parameter J,
