scholarly journals The new analytical study for boundary-layer slip flow and heat transfer of nanofluid over a stretching sheet

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1 Part A) ◽  
pp. 289-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fazle Mabood ◽  
Waqar Khan ◽  
Muhammad Rashidi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Brownian Motion ◽  
Prandtl Number ◽  
Stretching Sheet ◽  
Lewis Number ◽  
Partial Slip ◽  
Surface Shear Stress ◽  
Slip Parameter ◽  
Slip Factor

In this article, the semi-analytical/numerical technique known as the homotopy analysis method (HAM) is employed to derive solutions for partial slip effects on the heat transfer of nanofluids over a stretching sheet. An accurate analytical solution is presented which depends on the Prandtl number, slip factor, Lewis number, Brownian motion number, and thermophoresis number. The variation of the reduced Nusselt and reduced Sherwood numbers with Brownian motion number, and thermophoresis number for various values Prandtl number, slip factor, Lewis number is presented in tabular and graphical forms. The results of the present article show the flow velocity and the surface shear stress on the stretching sheet and also reduced Nusselt number and reduced Sherwood number are strongly influenced by the slip parameter. It is found that hydrodynamic boundary layer decreases and thermal boundary layer increases with slip parameter. Comparison of the present analysis is made with the previously existing literature and an appreciable agreement in the values is observed for the limiting case.

Magnetohydrodynamic Boundary Layer Flow and Heat Transfer of a Nanofluid Over Non-Isothermal Stretching Sheet

2014 ◽  
Vol 136 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wubshet Ibrahim ◽  
B. Shanker
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Brownian Motion ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Stretching Sheet ◽  
Lewis Number ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Layer Flow

The boundary-layer flow and heat transfer over a non-isothermal stretching sheet in a nanofluid with the effect of magnetic field and thermal radiation have been investigated. The transport equations used for the analysis include the effect of Brownian motion and thermophoresis. The solution for the temperature and nanoparticle concentration depends on six parameters, viz., thermal radiation parameter R, Prandtl number Pr, Lewis number Le, Brownian motion Nb, and the thermophoresis parameter Nt. Similarity transformation is used to convert the governing nonlinear boundary-layer equations into coupled higher order nonlinear ordinary differential equations. These equations were numerically solved using a fourth-order Runge–Kutta method with shooting technique. The analysis has been carried out for two different cases, namely prescribed surface temperature (PST) and prescribed heat flux (PHF) to see the effects of governing parameters for various physical conditions. Numerical results are obtained for distribution of velocity, temperature and concentration, for both cases i.e., prescribed surface temperature and prescribed heat flux, as well as local Nusselt number and Sherwood number. The results indicate that the local Nusselt number decreases with an increase in both Brownian motion parameter Nb and thermophoresis parameter Nt. However, the local Sherwood number increases with an increase in both thermophoresis parameter Nt and Lewis number Le. Besides, it is found that the surface temperature increases with an increase in the Lewis number Le for prescribed heat flux case. A comparison with the previous studies available in the literature has been done and we found an excellent agreement with it.

Boundary layer flow and heat transfer of a non-Newtonian nanofluid over a non-linearly stretching sheet

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 2198-2217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Macha Madhu ◽  
Naikoti Kishan ◽  
A. Chamkha
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Prandtl Number ◽  
Sherwood Number ◽  
Stretching Sheet ◽  
Lewis Number ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Layer Flow ◽  
Local Sherwood Number

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the boundary layer flow and heat transfer of a power-law non-Newtonian nanofluid over a non-linearly stretching sheet. Design/methodology/approach The governing equations describing the problem are transformed into a nonlinear ordinary differential equations by suitable similarity transformations. The resulting equations for this investigation are solved numerically by using the variational finite element method. Findings It was found that the local Nusselt number increases by increasing the Prandtl number, stretching sheet parameter and decreases by increasing the power-law index, thermophoresis parameter and Lewis number. Increases in the stretching sheet parameter, Prandtl number and thermophoresis parameter decrease the local Sherwood number values. The effects of Brownian motion and Lewis number lead to increases in the local Sherwood number values. Originality/value The work is relatively original as very little work has been reported on non-Newtonian nanofluids.

scholarly journals Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Boundary Layer Flow Past a Wedge with Heat Transfer and Viscous Effects of Nanofluid Embedded in Porous Media

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wubshet Ibrahim ◽  
Ayele Tulu
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Porous Media ◽  
Brownian Motion ◽  
Prandtl Number ◽  
Boundary Layer Flow ◽  
Boundary Layer Thickness ◽  
Lewis Number ◽  
Mhd Boundary Layer ◽  
Layer Flow ◽  
Mhd Boundary Layer Flow

The problem of two-dimensional steady laminar MHD boundary layer flow past a wedge with heat and mass transfer of nanofluid embedded in porous media with viscous dissipation, Brownian motion, and thermophoresis effect is considered. Using suitable similarity transformations, the governing partial differential equations have been transformed to nonlinear higher-order ordinary differential equations. The transmuted model is shown to be controlled by a number of thermophysical parameters, viz. the pressure gradient, magnetic, permeability, Prandtl number, Lewis number, Brownian motion, thermophoresis, and Eckert number. The problem is then solved numerically using spectral quasilinearization method (SQLM). The accuracy of the method is checked against the previously published results and an excellent agreement has been obtained. The velocity boundary layer thickness reduces with an increase in pressure gradient, permeability, and magnetic parameters, whereas thermal boundary layer thickness increases with an increase in Eckert number, Brownian motion, and thermophoresis parameters. Greater values of Prandtl number, Lewis number, Brownian motion, and magnetic parameter reduce the nanoparticles concentration boundary layer.

Computational analysis of non-Newtonian boundary layer flow of nanofluid past a semi-infinite vertical plate with partial slip

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.H. Amanulla ◽  
N. Nagendra ◽  
M. Suryanarayana Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Brownian Motion ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Ordinary Differential Equations ◽  
Vertical Plate ◽  
Lewis Number ◽  
Velocity Slip ◽  
Partial Slip ◽  
Thermal Slip ◽  
Slip Factor ◽  
Infinite Vertical Plate

Abstract An analysis of this paper is examined, two-dimensional, laminar with heat and mass transfer of natural convective nanofluid flow past a semi-infinite vertical plate surface with velocity and thermal slip effects are studied theoretically. The coupled governing partial differential equations are transformed to ordinary differential equations by using non-similarity transformations. The obtained ordinary differential equations are solved numerically by a well-known method named as Keller Box Method (KBM). The influences of the emerging parameters i.e. Casson fluid parameter (β), Brownian motion parameter (Nb), thermophoresis parameter (Nt), Buoyancy ratio parameter (N), Lewis number (Le), Prandtl number (Pr), Velocity slip factor (Sf) and Thermal slip factor (ST) on velocity, temperature and nano-particle concentration distributions is illustrated graphically and interpreted at length. The major sources of nanoparticle migration in Nanofluids are Thermophoresis and Brownian motion. A suitable agreement with existing published literature is made and an excellent agreement is observed for the limiting case and also validation of solutions with a Nakamura tridiagonal method has been included. It is observed that nanoparticle concentrations on surface decreases with an increase in slip parameter. The study is relevant to enrobing processes for electric-conductive nano-materials, of potential use in aerospace and other industries.

scholarly journals Heat transfer for two types of viscoelastic fluid over an exponentially stretching sheet with variable thermal conductivity and radiation in porous medium

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1079-1093 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Singh ◽  
Shweta Agarwal
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Porous Medium ◽  
Prandtl Number ◽  
Wall Temperature ◽  
Stretching Sheet ◽  
Variable Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Exponentially Stretching

An Analysis has been carried out to study the boundary layer flow and heat transfer characteristics of second order fluid and second grade fluid with variable thermal conductivity and radiation over an exponentially stretching sheet in porous medium. The basic boundary layer equations governing the flow and heat transfer in prescribed surface temperature (PST) and prescribed heat flux (PHF) cases are in the form of partial differential equations. These equations are converted to non-linear ordinary differential equations using similarity transformations. Numerical solutions of the resulting boundary value problem are solved by using the fourth order Runge-Kutta method with shooting technique for various values of the physical parameters. The effect of variable thermal conductivity, porosity, Prandtl number, radiation parameter and viscoelastic parameters on velocity and temperature profiles (in PST and PHF cases) are analyzed and discussed through graphs. Numerical values of wall temperature gradient in PST case and wall temperature in PHF case are obtained and tabulated for various values of the governing parameters. In this study Prandtl number also treated as variable inside the boundary layer because it depends on thermal conductivity. The results are also verified by using finite difference method.

scholarly journals Magnetohydrodynamic Boundary Layer Flow of Nanofluid over an Exponentially Stretching Permeable Sheet

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishnendu Bhattacharyya ◽  
G. C. Layek
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Mass Transfer ◽  
Brownian Motion ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Lewis Number ◽  
Nanoparticle Volume Fraction ◽  
Layer Flow ◽  
Wall Mass

A mathematical model of the steady boundary layer flow of nanofluid due to an exponentially permeable stretching sheet with external magnetic field is presented. In the model, the effects of Brownian motion and thermophoresis on heat transfer and nanoparticle volume friction are considered. Using shooting technique with fourth-order Runge-Kutta method the transformed equations are solved. The study reveals that the governing parameters, namely, the magnetic parameter, the wall mass transfer parameter, the Prandtl number, the Lewis number, Brownian motion parameter, and thermophoresis parameter, have major effects on the flow field, the heat transfer, and the nanoparticle volume fraction. The magnetic field makes enhancement in temperature and nanoparticle volume fraction, whereas the wall mass transfer through the porous sheet causes reduction of both. For the Brownian motion, the temperature increases and the nanoparticle volume fraction decreases. Heat transfer rate becomes low with increase of Lewis number. For thermophoresis effect, the thermal boundary layer thickness becomes larger.

scholarly journals Numerical Solution of MHD Viscoelastic Nanofluid Flow over a Stretching Sheet with Partial Slip and Heat Source/Sink

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mania Goyal ◽  
Rama Bhargava
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Brownian Motion ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Heat Source ◽  
Uniform Magnetic Field ◽  
Stretching Sheet ◽  
Partial Slip ◽  
Local Similarity ◽  
Source Sink

We analyze the effect of velocity slip boundary condition on the flow and heat transfer of non-Newtonian nanofluid over a stretching sheet with a heat source/sink, under the action of a uniform magnetic field, orientated normally to the plate. The Brownian motion and thermophoresis effects are also considered. The boundary layer equations governed by the partial differential equations are transformed into a set of ordinary differential equations with the help of local similarity transformations. The differential equations are solved by the variational finite element method (FEM). We have examined the effects of different controlling parameters, namely, the Brownian motion parameter, the thermophoresis parameter, uniform magnetic field, viscoelastic parameter, Prandtl number, heat source/sink parameter, Lewis number, and the slip parameter on the flow field and heat transfer characteristics. Graphical display of the numerical examination is performed to illustrate the influence of various flow parameters on the velocity, temperature, concentration, and Nusselt and Sherwood numbers distributions. The present study has many applications in coating and suspensions, cooling of metallic plate, paper production, heat exchangers technology, and materials processing exploiting.

scholarly journals Thermal Boundary Layer in Flow due to an Exponentially Stretching Surface with an Exponentially Moving Free Stream

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishnendu Bhattacharyya ◽  
G. C. Layek
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Prandtl Number ◽  
Thermal Boundary Layer ◽  
Stretching Sheet ◽  
Free Stream ◽  
Velocity Ratio ◽  
Absorption Increase ◽  
Exponentially Stretching

A numerical investigation is made to study the thermal boundary layer for flow of incompressible Newtonian fluid over an exponentially stretching sheet with an exponentially moving free stream. The governing partial differential equations are transformed into self-similar ordinary differential equations using similarity transformations in exponential forms. Then those are solved numerically by shooting technique using Runge-Kutta method. The study reveals that the momentum boundary layer thickness for this flow is considerably smaller than the linear stagnation point flow past a linearly stretching sheet. The momentum and thermal boundary layer thicknesses reduce when the velocity ratio parameter increases. For the temperature distribution, in addition to the heat transfer from the sheet, the heat absorption at the sheet also occurs in certain situations and both heat transfer and absorption increase with the velocity ratio parameter and the Prandtl number. The temperature inside the boundary layer significantly decreases with higher values of velocity ratio parameter and the Prandtl number.

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