Hall effects on MHD flow past an accelerated plate

Abstract

The simultaneous effects of rotation and Hall current on the hydromagnetic flow past an accelerated horizontal plate relative to a rotating fluid is presented. It is found that for given values of m (Hall parameter), M (Hartmann number) and an imposed rotation parameter ? satisfying ? = M 2m/(1 + m2), the transverse motion (transverse to the main flow) disappears and the fluid moves in the direction of the plate only. The effects of the parameters m, M and ? on the axial and transverse velocity profiles are shown graphically, whereas the effects of the parameters on the skin-friction components are shown by tabular values.