Joule heating effects on magnetohydrodynamic free convection flow of a micropolar fluid

Authors
El-Hakiem, MA Mohammadein, AA El-Kabeir, SMM
Citation
Ma. El-hakiem et al., Joule heating effects on magnetohydrodynamic free convection flow of a micropolar fluid, INT COMM HE, 26(2), 1999, pp. 219-227
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Mechanical Engineering
Journal title
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS IN HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
ISSN journal
07351933 → ACNP
Volume
26
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
219 - 227
Database
ISI
SICI code
0735-1933(199902)26:2<219:JHEOMF>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
An analysis is presented to study the effect of viscous and Joule heating o n MHD-free convection flow with a variable plate temperature in a micropola r fluid in the presence of uniform transverse magnetic field. The presence of dissipation increases both the skin friction and the rate of heat transf er at the surface. The friction factor and heat transfer rate decrease with an increase in the magnetic field parameter M and micropolar parameter Del ta. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd.