Finite-difference Analysis of the MHD Stokes Problem for a Vertical Plate with Hall and Ion-slip Currents

Abstract

An explicit finite-difference method is employed to study the MHD free convection heat generating fluid past an impulsively started vertical infinite plate when a strong magnetic field is applied perpendicular to the plate. The velocity and temperature profiles are shown on graphs and the results are discussed in terms of the non-dimensional parameters β e (Hall parameter), β i (ionslip parameter), δ (heat source parameter), and Gr (Grashof number).