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MHD flows of a second grade fluid between two side walls perpendicular to a plate through a porous medium

  • M. Khan
  • , S. Hyder Ali
  • , T. Hayat
  • , C. Fetecau
  • Quaid-I-Azam University
  • Gh. Asachi Technical University

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Abstract

Exact analytical solutions for magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flows of an incompressible second grade fluid in a porous medium are developed. The modified Darcy's law for second grade fluid has been used in the flow modelling. The Hall effect is taken into account. The exact solutions for the unsteady flow induced by the time-dependent motion of a plane wall between two side walls perpendicular to the plane has been constructed by means of Fourier sine transforms. The similar solutions for a Newtonian fluid, performing the same motion, appear as limiting cases of the solutions obtained here. The influence of various parameters of interest on the velocity and shear stress at the bottom wall has been shown and discussed through several graphs. A comparison between a Newtonian and a second grade fluids is also made.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)302-319
Number of pages18
JournalInternational Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics
Volume43
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Exact solution
  • Magnetohydrodynamic flow
  • Modified Darcy's law
  • Second grade fluid

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