MHD FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER OF TWO IMMISCIBLE FLUIDS WITH INDUCED MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS

Abstract

The paper investigates the magnetohydrodynamic flow of two immiscible, lectrically conducting fluids between isothermal and insulated moving plates in he presence of an applied electric and inclined magnetic field with the effects of nduced magnetic field. Partial differential equations governing the flow and heat ransfer and magnetic field conservation are transformed to ordinary differential quations and solved exactly in both fluid regions, under physically appropriate oundary and interface conditions. Closed-form expressions are obtained for the on-dimensional velocity, non-dimensional induced magnetic field and nondimensional emperature. The analytical results for various values of the artmann number, the angle of magnetic field inclination, loading parameter nd the ratio of plates' velocities are presented graphically to show their effect n the flow and heat transfer characteristics.

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Dates

  • Submission Date2012-04-30
  • Revision Date2012-06-20
  • Acceptance Date2012-06-29

DOI Reference

10.2298/TSCI120430172S

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