Magnetohydrodynamic Flow over an Immersed Axi-Symmetrical Body with Curved Surface and Heat Transfer

Abstract

In this paper analysis has been carried out on the effects of thermal radiation on unsteady flow of a Newtonian fluid over an immersed   axi-symmetrical body with curved surface in the presence of a uniform transverse magnetic field. The governing equations are made dimensionless and solved by finite difference method. The results for the velocity and temperature profiles are presented graphically along with the different range of dimensionless numbers of magnetic parameter M, Peclet number, Reynold number, Eckert number, Prandtl number etc. These results will have major application in designing bodies requiring high maneuverability and less resistance to the motion e.g. aerofoil and cooling fans.

Keywords: Thermal radiation, curved surface, MHD, Heat transfer