Journal of Plasma Physics

Table of Contents - 1980 - Volume 23, Issue 03  

Research Article

Hall effects on MHD flow past an accelerated plate

V. M. Soundalgekara1, S. Ravia1 and S. B. Hirematha1

a1 Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Bombay 400076, India

Abstract

An exact solution of the MHD flow of an incompressible, electrically conducting, viscous fluid past a uniformly accelerated infinite plate has been presented. The velocity profiles are shown graphically and the numerical values of axial and transverse components of skin friction are tabulated. At high values of the Hall parameter, wt, the velocity is found to be oscillatory near the plate.

(Received June 01 1979)

(Revised January 02 1980)