Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics, 2015, 3, 649-663
Published Online June 2015 in SciRes. http://www.scirp.org/journal/jamp
http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jamp.2015.36078
How to cite this paper: El-Dabe, N.T., Ghaly, A.Y., Rizkallah, R.R., Ewis, K.M. and Al-Bareda, A.S. (2015) Numerical Solution
of MHD Boundary Layer Flow of Non-Newtonian Casson Fluid on a Moving Wedge with Heat and Mass Transfer and In-
duced Magnetic Field. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics, 3, 649-663.
http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/jamp.2015.36078
Numerical Solution of MHD Boundary Layer
Flow of Non-Newtonian Casson Fluid on a
Moving Wedge with Heat and Mass Transfer
and Induced Magnetic Field
Nabil T. El-Dabe
1
, Ahmed Y. Ghaly
1
, Raafat R. Rizkallah
1
, Karem M. Ewis
2
,
Ameen S. Al-Bareda
1*
1
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
2
Department of Engineering Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Engineering, El-Fayoum University,
El-Fayoum, Egypt
Email:
*
ameen_azeez@hotmail.com
Received 2 May 2015; accepted 21 June 2015; published 25 June 2015
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Abstract
The paper investigates the numerical solution of the magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) boundary
layer flow of non-Newtonian Casson fluid on a moving wedge with heat and mass transfer. The ef-
fects of thermal diffusion and diffusion thermo with induced magnetic field are taken in consider-
ation. The governing partial differential equations are transformed into nonlinear ordinary diffe-
rential equations by applying the similarity transformation and solved numerically by using finite
difference method (FDM). The effects of various governing parameters, on the velocity, tempera-
ture and concentration are displayed through graphs and discussed numerically. In order to verify
the accuracy of the present results, we have compared these results with the analytical solutions
by using the differential transform method (DTM). It is observed that this approximate numerical
solution is in good agreement with the analytical solution. Furthermore, comparisons of the pre-
sent results with previously published work show that the present results have high accuracy.
Keywords
Casson Fluid, Induced Magnetic Field, Boundary Layer, Moving Wedge, Radiation, Soret and
Dufour Effects
*
Corresponding author.