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Conjugate MHD flow past a flat plate

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A boundary layer solution for the conjugate forced convection flow of an electrically conducting fluid over a semi-infinite flat plate in the presence of a transverse magnetic field is presented. The governing nonsimilar partial differential equations are solved numerically using the Keller box method. Values of the temperature profiles of the plate are obtained for various values of the parameters entering the problem and are given in a table and shown on graphs.

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  1. I. Pop

    Present address: Faculty of Mathematics, University of Cluj, R-3400, CP253, Cluj, Romania

  2. M. Kumari &  G. Nath

    Present address: Department of Applied Mathematics, Indian Institute of Science, 560012, Bangalore, India

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    Pop, I., Kumari, M. & Nath, G. Conjugate MHD flow past a flat plate. Acta Mechanica 106, 215–220 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01213563

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