Second law analysis for variable viscosity hydromagnetic boundary layer flow with thermal radiation and Newtonian heating

Entropy

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1446-1464

  Makinde, Oluwole Daniel ^a  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Entropy generation rate; Flat plate; Magnetic field; Newtonian heating; Thermal radiation; Variable viscosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053553972     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10994300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/e13081446     Document Type: Article

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