Skip to main navigation Skip to search Skip to main content

Unsteady stagnation point flow of viscous fluid caused by an impulsively rotating disk

  • Quaid-I-Azam University
  • King Saud University

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

51 Scopus citations

Abstract

This paper describes the influence of mass transfer with first order chemical reaction and concentration buoyancy effect on the unsteady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) stagnation point flow of a viscous fluid. The governing partial differential equations are reduced into the ordinary differential equations by using similarity transformations. Homotopy analysis method (HAM) is employed for the computations of solution. The effects of some interesting parameters on the dimensionless radial and axial velocities and dimensionless concentration field are examined. The variations of skin friction coefficients and Sherwood number are analyzed through plots.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)41-49
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers
Volume42
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • MHD flow
  • Sherwood number
  • Skin friction coefficients
  • Stagnation point

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Unsteady stagnation point flow of viscous fluid caused by an impulsively rotating disk'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this