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.
Stagnation-point flow of second grade nanofluid towards a nonlinear stretching surface with variable thickness