Ram, P. C.2014-01-302014-01-301991Astrophysics and Space Science February (II) 1991, Volume 176, Issue 2, pp 263-2701572-946Xhttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/8869DOI:10.1007/BF00646700An 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).enArticle