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The similarity solutions for the steady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) mixed convection flow near the stagnation point on a vertical heated surface that is put in an incompressible viscous fluid are discussed. The presence of a reversed flow region in addition to a dual solution in the assisting flow regime is observed.

The article studies the stagnation point flow towards a stretching vertical sheet by mathematical formulation. It is seen that for opposing flow dual solutions exist and for assisting flow the solution is unique.

In this paper, the steady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) mixed convection stagnation point flow of an incompressible, viscous, and electrically conducting fluid over a vertical flat plate is investigated. The effect of induced magnetic field is taken into account. Numerical results are obtained using an implicit finite-difference scheme. Both assisting and opposing flows are considered. The results for skin friction, heat transfer, and induced magnetic field coefficients are obtained and discussed for various parameters. The velocity, temperature, and induced magnetic field profiles are also presented. For the case of the opposing flow, it is found that dual solutions exist for a certain range of the buoyancy parameter. Dual solutions are also obtained for the assisting flow. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]