MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC FLOW OVER A VERTICAL STRETCHING SURFACE WITH SUCTION AND BLOWING

An analysis is presented to investigate the flow and heat transfer cha racteristics of a vertical stretching surface with suction and blowing , and variable magnetic effects. The magnetic field of variable intens ity is applied perpendicular to the surface. The range of the magnetic parameter M investigated is 0.1 to 1.0. The flow is considered steady , incompressible, and three-dimensional. The governing momentum and en ergy equations are solved numerically. Numerical results are presented for velocity distribution, temperature distribution, surface shear st ress, and wall heat transfer rate. Discussion is provided for the effe ct of the magnetic field strength on the velocity and temperature fiel ds.