Axisymmetric Magnetohydrodynamic flow of a Micropolar Fluid Between Unsteady Stretching Surfaces

T. Hayat; M. Nawaz; S. Obaidat

doi:10.3879/j.issn.1000-0887.2011.03.010

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T. Hayat, M. Nawaz, S. Obaidat. Axisymmetric Magnetohydrodynamic flow of a Micropolar Fluid Between Unsteady Stretching Surfaces[J]. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 2011, 32(3): 344-356. doi: 10.3879/j.issn.1000-0887.2011.03.010

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Axisymmetric Magnetohydrodynamic flow of a Micropolar Fluid Between Unsteady Stretching Surfaces

doi: 10.3879/j.issn.1000-0887.2011.03.010

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Department of Mathematics, Quaid-I-Azam University 45320, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan;

Received Date: 2010-08-17
Rev Recd Date: 2010-12-01
Publish Date: 2011-03-15

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This investigation examines the time dependent MHD flow problem of a micropolar fluid between two radially stretching sheets.Both the cases (n=0,0.5) of strong and weak concentrations of microelements are taken into account.Suitable transformations were employed for the conversion of partial differential equations into the ordinary differential equations.The solutions of the resulting problems were developed by a homotopy analysis method (HAM).Angular velocity,skin friction coefficient and wall couple stress coefficient were illustrated for various parameters of interest.
- micropolar fluid,
- radial stretching,
- homotopy analysis solution,
- skin friction coefficient,
- wall couple stress coefficient

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