• STUDY OF EFFECT OF POROSITY IN THE PRESENCE OF APPLIED MAGNETIC FIELD A COSINE FORM CONVEX CURVED PLATE MODEL

Abstract

The study of effect of porosity in the presence of applied magnetic field is studied in case of cosine form convex curved plates. The magneto‐hydrodynamic (MHD) Reynolds‐type equation for convex curved plates is derived using the continuity equation and the MHD motion equations. According to the results obtained, the presence of applied magnetic field signifies an increase in the MHD pressure. Compared with the classical non‐magnetic case, the magnetic‐field effect characterized by the Hartmann number provides an enhancement to the MHD load‐carrying capacity and the response time for the porous convex curved plates. It is observed that effect of porosity is to decrease the performance characteristics of the Cosine form convex curved plate model.