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The effect of a uniform transverse magnetic field on the free-convection and mass-transform flow of an electrically-conducting fluid past an infinite vertical plate for uniformly accelerated motion of the plate through a porous medium is discussed. The magnetic lines of force are assumed to be fixed relative to the plate. Expression for the velocity field and skin-friction are obtained by the Laplace transform technique. The influence of the various parameters, entering into the problem, on the velocity field and skin-friction is extensively discussed.
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Jha, B.K. MHD free-convection and mass-transform flow through a porous medium. Astrophys Space Sci 175, 283–289 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00644290
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00644290