Steady stagnation point flow and heat transfer over a shrinking sheet with induced magnetic field

Abstract

The problem of the steady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) stagnation-point flow of an incompressible, viscous and electrically conducting fluid over a shrinking sheet is studied. The effects of an induced magnetic field and thermal radiation are taken into account. Velocity and thermal slip conditions have also been incorporated in the study. The nonlinear partial differential equations are transformed into ordinary differential equations via the similarity transformation. The transformed boundary layer equations are solved numerically using Newton's linearization method. Computational results for the variation in velocity, temperature, skin-friction co-efficient and Nusselt number are presented graphically and in tabular form. Study reveals that the surface velocity gradient and heat transfer are enhanced by decreasing magnetic parameter.