The Effect of Internal Heat Generation of a Reactive Hydromagnetic (MHD) Fluid Flow through a Vertical Plate
Authors
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L N Ikpakyegh
Department of Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Science, University of Agriculture Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
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M M Shio
Department of Mathematics/Computer Sciences, Benue State University Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria
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G T Okedayo
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Ondo State University of Science and Technology Okitipupa, Ondo State, Nigeria
Abstract
In this study, we discussed the flow of an electrically conducting fluid with internal heat generation over a vertical plate on a reactive MHD fluid. We obtained the semi analytical solutions of the dimensionless equations governing the fluid flow using the method of weighted residual by the collocation method. The parameters with their effect on velocity and temperature fields are discussed graphically using Mapple 17 computer software. We showed that the internal heat generation, magnetic field intensityand the reactive rate have significant effects on the velocity profiles and temperature distributions.
Keywords: Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), vertical plate, reactive fluid, internal heat generation