Numerical and analytical approaches to MHD Jeffery‐Hamel flow in a porous channel

Abstract

Purpose

The main purpose of the work is to demonstrate the eligibility of the methods applied and to have the more reliable and user friendly approaches to find the solution of the applicable governing equations such as of the MHD flow.

Design/methodology/approach

The numerical and semi analytical methods have been applied to solve the governing equations. The reliability of the methods is also approved by a comparison made between the results obtained and the results of the former studies performed using the other numerical approach.

Findings

The reliability of the methods are approved, so that the method could be used to discuss more in depth arguments on the different profiles of the solution.

Originality/value

It could be considered as a first endeavor to use the solution of the MHD Jeffery Hamel flow using this kind of numerical method along with the semi analytical approach.

Citation

Bararnia, H., Ganji, Z.Z., Ganji, D.D. and Moghimi, S.M. (2012), "Numerical and analytical approaches to MHD Jeffery‐Hamel flow in a porous channel", International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, Vol. 22 No. 4, pp. 491-502. https://doi.org/10.1108/09615531211215774