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MHD flow of a Casson fluid with power law heat flux and heat source

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This investigation looks at the effects of thermal radiation on the magnetohydrodynamic flow of Casson fluid over a stretched surface subject to power law heat flux and internal heat generation. Conservation of mass, linear momentum and energy are used in the development of relevant flow equations. Series solutions for velocity and temperature are derived. Effects of embedded physical parameters on the velocity and temperature profiles are analyzed. Numerical values of skin-friction coefficient and local Nusselt number are examined.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Sahiwal, 57000, Pakistan

    S. A. Shehzad

  2. Department of Mathematics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan

    T. Hayat

  3. Nonlinear Analysis and Applied Mathematics (NAAM) Research Group, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia

    T. Hayat & A. Alsaedi

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Shehzad, S.A., Hayat, T. & Alsaedi, A. MHD flow of a Casson fluid with power law heat flux and heat source. Comp. Appl. Math. 37, 2932–2942 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40314-017-0492-3

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