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Heat and mass transfer on MHD heat generating flow through a porous medium in a rotating fluid

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The problem of the free-convection flow of a viscous heat generating fluid through porous media in a rotating frame of reference is considered for the case when a strong magnetic field is imposed in a direction which is perpendicular to the free-stream and makes an angle α to the vertical direction. Analytical expressions for the velocity field and temperature are given, and the influences of the various parameters on the velocity field are discussed.

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  1. Mathematics Department, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya

    P. C. Ram

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Ram, P.C. Heat and mass transfer on MHD heat generating flow through a porous medium in a rotating fluid. Astrophys Space Sci 172, 273–277 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00643319

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