scholarly journals Impact of nonlinear thermal radiation on stagnation-point flow of a Carreau nanofluid past a nonlinear stretching sheet with binary chemical reaction and activation energy

2017 ◽  
Vol 232 (6) ◽  
pp. 962-972 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Zaib ◽  
MM Rashidi ◽  
AJ Chamkha ◽  
NF Mohammad
Keyword(s):  
Activation Energy ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Stagnation Point ◽  
Chemical Reaction ◽  
Stretching Sheet ◽  
Velocity Ratio ◽  
Stagnation Point Flow ◽  
Nonlinear Thermal Radiation ◽  
Nonlinear Stretching

This research peruses the characteristics of nanoparticles on stagnation point flow of a generalized Newtonian Carreau fluid past a nonlinear stretching sheet with nonlinear thermal radiation. The process of mass transfer is modeled using activation energy and binary chemical reaction along with the Brownian motion and thermophoresis. For energy activation a modified Arrhenius function is invoked. With regard to the solution of the governing differential equations, suitable transformation variables are used to obtain the system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations before being numerically solved using the shooting method. Graphical results are shown in order to scrutinize the behavior of pertinent parameters on velocity, temperature profiles, and concentration of nanoparticle. Also, the behavior of fluid flow is investigated through the coefficient of the skin friction, Nusselt number, Sherwood number, and streamlines. Results showed that the velocity ratio parameter serves to increase the velocity of fluid and reduces the temperature distribution and nanoparticle concentration. The results were compared with the available studies and were found to be in excellent agreement.

scholarly journals Buoyancy-Induced MHD Stagnation Point Flow of Williamson Fluid with Thermal Radiation

2020 ◽  
pp. 9-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. O. Ouru ◽  
W. N. Mutuku ◽  
A. S. Oke
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equations ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Stagnation Point ◽  
Stretching Sheet ◽  
Fluid Velocity ◽  
Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations ◽  
Polymer Processing ◽  
Stagnation Point Flow ◽  
Radiation Parameter ◽  
Williamson Fluid

Flow of fluids subjected to thermal radiation has enormous application in polymer processing, glass blowing, cooling of nuclear reactant and harvesting solar energy. This paper considers the MHD stagnation point flow of non-Newtonian pseudoplastic Williamson fluid induced by buoyancy in the presence of thermal radiation. A system of nonlinear partial differential equations suitable to describe the MHD stagnation point flow of Williamson fluid over a stretching sheet is formulated and then transformed using similarity variables to boundary value ordinary differential equations. The graphs depicting the effect of thermal radiation parameter, buoyancy and electromagnetic force on the fluid velocity and temperature of the stagnation point flow are given and the results revealed that increase in buoyancy leads to an increase in the overall velocity of the flow but a decrease in the temperature of the flow.

scholarly journals Analysis of Electromagnetohydrodynamic Stagnation Point Flow of Nanofluid Over a Nonlinear Stretching Sheet with Variable Thickness

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 719-733 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. S. Seth ◽  
P. K. Mandal
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equations ◽  
Stagnation Point ◽  
Variable Thickness ◽  
Stretching Sheet ◽  
Power Index ◽  
Stagnation Point Flow ◽  
Convective Heating ◽  
Fluid Temperature ◽  
Nanoparticle Concentration ◽  
Nonlinear Stretching

ABSTRACTPresent study explores stagnation point flow of nanofluid towards a nonlinear stretching sheet of variable thickness in the presence of electromagnetic field and convective heating. The effect of viscous dissipation and Joule heating are also taken into consideration. Novel concept of non-linear radiative heat flux is also considered. The nanofluid is inspired by Lorentz force which is instigated from the interaction of magnetic and electric fields. Using similarity transformation, the governing partial differential equations are transformed into a system of coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations and then solved numerically by fourth order Runge-Kutta method along with shooting technique. The velocity, temperature and nanoparticle concentration profiles are plotted and analysed corresponding to various pertinent flow parameters. Also, the skin friction and rate of heat and mass transfers at the surface are computed and explained in detail. It is observed that higher wall thickness parameter results in the reduction of velocity, temperature and nanoparticle concentration when velocity power index is less than unity and opposite effect is observed when velocity power index is greater than unity. Due to intensification of electric field, nanofluid velocity is getting retarded and thereby resulting in enhancement of fluid temperature and nanoparticle concentration.

MHD Stagnation-Point Flow Past over a Stretching Sheet in the Presence of Non-Darcy Porous Medium and Heat Source/Sink

2017 ◽  
Vol 374 ◽  
pp. 92-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.R. Mishra ◽  
B. Nayak ◽  
R.P. Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equations ◽  
Heat Source ◽  
Stagnation Point ◽  
Stretching Sheet ◽  
Velocity Ratio ◽  
Porous Matrix ◽  
Stagnation Point Flow ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Flow Past ◽  
Source Sink

The steady boundary layer magnetohydrodynamic stagnation- point flow past a stretching sheet through porous media in the presence of heat source /sink has been studied. Dissipative effects such as viscous, Joule and Darcy dissipation are also considered in the present study. The governing nonlinear coupled partial differential equations are modified into self-similar ordinary differential equations by appropriate similarity transformations and then the transmuted equations are numerically solved by Runge-Kutta fourth order method. Particular importance of pertinent physical parameters of interest which cover velocity ratio parameter, magnetic parameter, porous matrix, Prandtl number, Eckert number, temperature index parameter and heat source parameter. The outcomes acquired for velocity, temperature and skin friction has been displayed in tables and graphs. For the verification of the present outcomes with the earlier published results in a particular case is also presented and it is found that the present result is in good agreement.

scholarly journals The Impact of Radiation Effect on MHD Stagnation-Point Flow of a Nanofluid over an Exponentially Stretching Sheet in the Presence of Chemical Reaction

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 125-139
Author(s):  
G. Narender ◽  
G. Sreedhar Sarma ◽  
K. Govardhan
Keyword(s):  
Differential Equations ◽  
Stagnation Point ◽  
Chemical Reaction ◽  
Stretching Sheet ◽  
Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations ◽  
Stagnation Point Flow ◽  
Exponentially Stretching Sheet ◽  
Exponentially Stretching ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Chemical Reaction Parameter

Abstract The present study is to investigate the effect of the chemical reaction parameter on stagnation point flow of magnetohydrodynamics field past an exponentially stretching sheet by considering a nanofluid. The problem is governed by governing coupled nonlinear partial differential equations with appropriate boundary conditions. The transformed non-dimensional and coupled governing ordinary differential equations are solved numerically using the fourth order Adams-Bashforth Moulton method. The effects of various dimensionless parameters on velocity, temperature and concentration fields are studied and then the results are presented in both tabular and graphical forms.

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