MHD FLOW PAST AN IMPULSIVELY STARTED INFINITE VERTICAL PLATE WITH HEAT SOURCE/SINK

The effect of heat source/sink past an impulsively started vertical plate under the influence of transverse magnetic field has been investigated. The governing equations of the flow are solved by Laplace transformation technique. The effect of various parameters in the problem on velocity, temperature, skin-friction and nusselt number are shown with graphs and table. The study shows that the temperature of the fluid is high without heat source/sink parameter and decreases with increasing value of heat source/sink parameter. Further, it is also shown that the velocity of the fluid flow is low without heat source/sink parameter as compared to velocity of fluid with introducing heat source/sink parameter and velocity decreases with increasing value of heat source/sink parameter.