scholarly journals Effect of thermal radiation on natural convection in a square porous cavity filled with a fluid of temperature-dependent viscosity

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (1 Part B) ◽  
pp. 391-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Astanina ◽  
Mikhail Sheremet ◽  
Jawali Umavathi
Keyword(s):  
Natural Convection ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Darcy Number ◽  
Radiation Parameter ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Temperature Dependent Viscosity ◽  
Porous Cavity ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Dependent Viscosity

A numerical study of the natural convection combined with thermal radiation inside a square porous cavity filled with a fluid of temperature-dependent viscosity is carried out. The side horizontal walls are assumed to be adiabatic while both the left and right vertical walls are kept at constant but different temperatures. The Rosseland diffusion approximation is used to describe the radiative heat flux in the energy equation. The governing equations formulated in dimensionless stream function, vorticity, and temperature variables are solved using finite difference method. A parametric analysis illustrating the effects of the radiation parameter (0 ? Rd ? 10), Darcy number (10?5 ? Da ? 10?2), and viscosity variation parameter (0 ? C ? 6) on fluid flow and heat transfer is implemented. The results show an essential intensification of convective flow with an increase in the radiation parameter.

scholarly journals Numerical Study for the Effects of Temperature Dependent Viscosity Flow of Non-Newtonian Fluid with Double Stratification

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hafiz Abdul Wahab ◽  
Hussan Zeb ◽  
Saira Bhatti ◽  
Muhammad Gulistan ◽  
Seifedine Kadry ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Newtonian Fluid ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Mathematical Formulation ◽  
Nano Particles ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Concentration Profiles ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Double Stratification ◽  
Temperature Dependent Viscosity ◽  
Dependent Viscosity

The main aim of the current study is to determine the effects of the temperature dependent viscosity and thermal conductivity on magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) flow of a non-Newtonian fluid over a nonlinear stretching sheet. The viscosity of the fluid depends on stratifications. Moreover, Powell–Eyring fluid is electrically conducted subject to a non-uniform applied magnetic field. Assume a small magnetic reynolds number and boundary layer approximation are applied in the mathematical formulation. Zero nano-particles mass flux condition to the sheet is considered. The governing model is transformed into the system of nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equation (ODE) system by using suitable transformations so-called similarity transformation. In order to calculate the solution of the problem, we use the higher order convergence method, so-called shooting method followed by Runge-Kutta Fehlberg (RK45) method. The impacts of different physical parameters on velocity, temperature and concentration profiles are analyzed and discussed. The parameters of engineering interest, i.e., skin fraction, Nusselt and Sherwood numbers are studied numerically as well. We concluded that the velocity profile decreases by increasing the values of S t , H and M. Also, we have analyzed the variation of temperature and concentration profiles for different physical parameters.

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