Abstract
In this work, we introduce a model of the boundary-layer equations of a generalized thermofluid for an electrically conducting pourous medium in the presence of a constant magnetic field. This model is applied to each generalization, Cattaneo theory with one relaxation time, Chandrasekharaiah-Tzou theory, as well as classical Fourier law. The state space approach developed by Ezzat (Can. J. Phys. 86, 1241 (2008)), is adopted for the one-dimensional problems including heat sources. The resulting formulation is applied to a problem for the whole space with a plane distribution of heat sources. The reflection method together with the solution obtained for the whole space is applied to a semi-space problem with a plane distribution of heat sources located inside the fluid. Numerical results for the velocity, temperature, and induced-magnetic and electric field distributions are given and illustrated graphically for both problems. The comparisons are made for all functions with the results obtained in the three theories.