Summary: | The paper examines transient MHD Couette flow of an electrically conducting fluid in the presence of an applied
transverse magnetic field and thermal radiation through a porous medium. The dimensionless governing equations of
the flow are coupled non-linear partial differential equations and are solved by an efficient and unconditionally
stable finite difference scheme of Crank–Nicolson type. The influence of the medium permeability is also assessed.
The velocity and temperature profiles for the flow are studied for various interesting parameters of Prandtl number,
Nahme number and Hartmann number, and are presented graphically. The results show that the thermal radiation
has appreciable influence on the flow.
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