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Abstract

The magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Couette flow of two immiscible fluids in a horizontal channel with isothermal walls in the presence of an applied electric and inclined magnetic field has been investigated in the paper. Both fluids are electrically conducting, while the channel plates are electrically insulated. The general equations that describe the discussed problem under the adopted assumptions are reduced to ordinary differential equations, and closed-form solutions are obtained in both fluid regions of the channel. Separate solutions with appropriate boundary conditions for each fluid have been obtained, and these solutions have been matched at the interface using suitable matching conditions. The analytical results for various values of the Hartmann number, the angle of magnetic field inclination, loading parameter, and the ratio of fluid heights have been presented graphically to show their effect on the flow and heat transfer characteristics.