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Magnetohydrodynamic natural convection boundary layer flow on a sphere with uniform heat flux in presence of heat generation has been investigated in this paper. The governing boundary layer equations are transformed into a non-dimensional form and the resulting nonlinear system of partial differential equations is then solved numerically by two distinct efficient methods, namely (i) implicit finite difference method together with the Keller box scheme and (ii) perturbation or series solution technique. The results of the surface shear stress in terms of local skin friction and the rate of heat transfer in terms of local Nusselt number, velocity distribution as well as temperature distribution are shown graphically for a selection of parameter sets consisting of the heat generation parameter and the magnetic parameter.
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Molla, M.M., Hossain, M.A. & Taher, M.A. Magnetohydrodynamic natural convection flow on a sphere with uniform heat flux in presence of heat generation. Acta Mechanica 186, 75–86 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-006-0373-0
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