The effects of magnetic field on forced and free convection flow

The effects of magnetic field and permeability of the porous medium on unsteady forced and free convection flow past an infinite vertical porous plate have been studied when the temperature of the plate is oscillating with time about a constant nonzero mean value and in the presence of temperature dependent heat source. The governing equations for the hydromagnetic fluid flow and the heat transfer are solved subject to the relevant boundary conditions. The perturbation technique is used to obtain expressions for velocity field, skin friction and Nusselt number. Also, the effects of magnetic parameter, heat source parameter, suction parameter and permeability of porous medium on velocity field, skin friction and Nusselt number are discussed