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Aim of this paper is to investigate the effects of heat source on MHD free convection flow of viscous fluid over an impulsively started infinite vertical plate with radiation. Heat source and radiation effects are taken into account and the dimensionless governing equation is solved using the finite difference technique. The numerical results are presented graphically for different values of the parameters entering into the problem on the velocity profiles of fluid and particles of dust, temperature and concentration profile and skin friction.

Keywords

Impulsively started vertical plate; Radiation; Heat Flux; Porous Medium; MHD; Heat Source

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