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Chemical reaction effects on unsteady MHD flow past semi-infinite vertical porous plate with viscous dissipation

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The chemical reaction effect on an unsteady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow past a semi-infinite vertical porous plate with viscous dissipation is analyzed. The governing equations of motion, energy, and species are transformed into ordinary differential equations (ODEs) using the time dependent similarity parameter. The resultant ODEs are then solved numerically by a finite element method. The effects of various parameters on the velocity, temperature, and concentration profiles are presented graphically, and the values of the skin-friction, Nusselt number, and Sherwood number for various values of physical parameters are presented through tables.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, 500007, India

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  2. Department of Mathematics, Padmasri Dr. B. V. Raju Institute of Technology, Narsapur, Medak, 502313, India

    S. Shivaiah

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Rao, J.A., Shivaiah, S. Chemical reaction effects on unsteady MHD flow past semi-infinite vertical porous plate with viscous dissipation. Appl. Math. Mech.-Engl. Ed. 32, 1065–1078 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-011-1481-6

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