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Approximate Solutions of a Higher Order MHD Flow of a Uniformly Stretched Vertical Permeable Surface in the Presence of Heat Generation/Absorption which Resulted from a Quadratic Reaction

O. K. Koriko

Abstract

Higher order MHD flow of a uniformity stretched vertical permeable surface in the presence of heat generation/absorption which resulted from a quadratic reaction was studied. The resulting coupled nonlinear partial differential equations is solved by asymptotic expansion. It was discovered that the maximum value of velocity occurs in the body of the fluid close to the surface not at the surface. The effect of heat generated on the velocity profile is more pronounced than that of heat absorption.

Journal of Mathematics and Statistics
Volume 6 No. 2, 2010, 96-99

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/jmssp.2010.96.99

Submitted On: 20 February 2010 Published On: 30 June 2010

How to Cite: Koriko, O. K. (2010). Approximate Solutions of a Higher Order MHD Flow of a Uniformly Stretched Vertical Permeable Surface in the Presence of Heat Generation/Absorption which Resulted from a Quadratic Reaction. Journal of Mathematics and Statistics, 6(2), 96-99. https://doi.org/10.3844/jmssp.2010.96.99

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Keywords

  • MHD flow
  • quadratic reaction
  • heat generation/absorption
  • velocity
  • Prandtl number
  • permeable surface