MHD Stagnation Point Flow Towards a Heated Shrinking Surface Subject to Heat Generation/Absorption

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MHD Stagnation Point Flow Towards a Heated Shrinking Surface Subject to Heat Generation/Absorption[J]. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 2012, 33(5): 598-613. doi: 10.3879/j.issn.1000-0887.2012.05.008

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MHD Stagnation Point Flow Towards a Heated Shrinking Surface Subject to Heat Generation/Absorption

doi: 10.3879/j.issn.1000-0887.2012.05.008

¹Department of Mathematics, Quaid-i-Azam University 45320, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan;²Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, P.O.Box 1846, Riyadh 11321, Saudi Arabia

Received Date: 2010-12-03
Rev Recd Date: 2011-12-29
Publish Date: 2012-05-15

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Abstract

The magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) stagnation point flow of micropolar fluid towards a heated shrinking surface was analyzed. The effects of viscous dissipation and internal heat generation/absorption were taken into account. Two explicit cases of prescribed surface temperature (PST) and prescribed heat flux (PHF) were discussed. The boundary layer flow and energy equations were solved by employing a homotopy analysis method (HAM). The quantities of physical interest were examined through the presentation of plots/tabulated values. It was noticed that existing of solution for high shrinking parameter was associated closely with the applied magnetic filed.
- stagnation point flow,
- micropolar fluid,
- shrinking sheet,
- convergence

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