Radiation effect on MHD free convection boundary layer flow along a vertical porous plate with variable plate temperature

Abstract

In this thesis the effect of radiation on magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) free convection boundary layer flow along 11vertical porous plate with variable plale temperature will be investigated. By using the appropriate transformations, the basic equations arc transformed to nOll-dimensional boundary layer equations, which are solved numerically using finite -difTerence method. Here we have focused our attention on the evolution of the surface shear stress in/enns of local Nusselt number, velocity distribution as well as temperature distribution for a selection of parameter sots consisting of Radiation parameter (Rd), Magnetic parameter (M), exponent parameter (m), the Prandtl number (Pr) and Delta (A), The results of wall shear stress and the rate of heal transfer iotcnns of the local skin friction coefficient and local Nusselt nwnber, velocity distribution as well as temperature distribution havc been shown graphically by using the software LAHEY FORTRAN 90 and TECHPLOT