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The problem of flow and heat transfer of an electrically conducting non-Newtonian fluid over a continuously moving cylinder in the presence of a uniform magnetic field is analyzed for the case of power-law variation in the temperature and concentration at the cylinder surface. A diffusion equation with a chemical reaction source term is taken into account. The governing non-similar partial differential equation are solved numerically by employing shooting method. The effects of various parameters on the velocity, temperature and concentration profiles as well as the heat and mass transfer rate from the cylinder surface to the surrounding fluid are presented graphically and in tabulated form.
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Abo-Eldahab, E.M., Salem, A.M. MHD Flow and heat transfer of non-Newtonian power-law fluid with diffusion and chemical reaction on a moving cylinder. Heat Mass Transfer 41, 703–708 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-004-0592-7
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00231-004-0592-7