scholarly journals Hydromagnetic Boundary Layer Flow and Heat Transfer Characteristics of a Nanofluid over an Inclined Stretching Surface in the Presence of a Convective Surface: A Comprehensive Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad M. Rahman ◽  
Mohammed M. Al-Hatmi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Boundary Layer Flow ◽  
Base Fluid ◽  
Stretching Surface ◽  
Heat Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Transfer Characteristics ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Layer Flow

In this paper we investigate numerically the hydromagnetic boundary layer flow and heat transfer characteristics of a nanofluid using three types of nanoparticles (copper, aluminium oxide and titanium dioxide) having various shapes (spherical, cylindrical, arbitrary, etc) by considering three kinds of base fluids (water, ethylene glycol and engine oil) over a nonlinear inclined stretching surface, taking into account the effect of convective surface condition. Using similarity transformations, the governing nonlinear partial differential equations of the physical model are transformed into non-dimensional ordinary differential equations which are solved for local similar solutions using the very robust computer algebra software, Maple 13. The numerical simulation is carried out to investigate the role of the pertinent parameters on the flow and temperature fields as well as on the rate of heat transfer and on the rate of shear stress. The results show that the addition of nanoparticles to the base fluid may not always increase the rate of heat transfer. It depends significantly on the surface convection, type of base fluid and nanoparticles.  The finding of this study will open a gate for better understanding of nanofluid characteristics.  

Unsteady Flow and Heat Transfer of a MHD Micropolar Fluid Over a Porous Stretching Sheet in the Presence of Thermal Radiation

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 559-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. C. Shit ◽  
R. Haldar ◽  
A. Sinha
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Boundary Layer Flow ◽  
Micropolar Fluid ◽  
Stretching Sheet ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
Layer Flow

AbstractA non-linear analysis has been made to study the unsteady hydromagnetic boundary layer flow and heat transfer of a micropolar fluid over a stretching sheet embedded in a porous medium. The effects of thermal radiation in the boundary layer flow over a stretching sheet have also been investigated. The system of governing partial differential equations in the boundary layer have reduced to a system of non-linear ordinary differential equations using a suitable similarity transformation. The resulting non-linear coupled ordinary differential equations are solved numerically by using an implicit finite difference scheme. The numerical results concern with the axial velocity, micro-rotation component and temperature profiles as well as local skin-friction coefficient and the rate of heat transfer at the sheet. The study reveals that the unsteady parameter S has an increasing effect on the flow and heat transfer characteristics.

scholarly journals Dual Solutions in the Boundary Layer Flow and Heat Transfer in the Presence of Thermal Radiation with Suction Effect

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.33) ◽  
pp. 17
Author(s):  
Siti Nur Aisyah Azeman ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Boundary Layer Flow ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Dual Solutions ◽  
Shooting Technique ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Layer Flow

The dual solutions in the boundary layer flow and heat transfer in the presence of thermal radiation is quantitatively studied. The governing partial differential equations are derived into a system of ordinary differential equations using a similarity transformation, and afterward numerical solution obtained by a shooting technique. Dual solutions execute within a certain range of opposing and assisting flow which related to these numerical solutions. The similarity equations have two branches, upper or lower branch solutions, within a certain range of the mixed convection parameters. Further numerical results exist in our observations which enable to discuss the features of the respective solutions.  

scholarly journals BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER WITH VARIABLE VISCOSITY IN THE PRESENCE OF MAGNETIC FIELD

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 6412-6421
Author(s):  
Ajala O.A ◽  
Aseelebe L. O ◽  
Ogunwobi Z. O
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Ordinary Differential Equations ◽  
Boundary Layer Flow ◽  
Variable Viscosity ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Dimensional Boundary ◽  
Layer Flow

A steady two dimensional boundary layer flow and heat transfer with variable viscosity electrically conducting fluid at T in the presence of magnetic fields and thermal radiation was considered. The governing equations which are partial differential equations were transformed into ordinary differential equations using similarity variables, and the resulting coupled ordinary differential equations were solved using collocation method in MAPLE 18. The velocity and temperature profiles were studied graphically for different physical parameters. The effects of the parameters on velocity and temperature profile were showed.

scholarly journals An efficient spectral solution for unsteady boundary-layer flow and heat transfer due to a stretching sheet

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 2167-2176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fakhrodin Mohammadi ◽  
Mohamad Rashidi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Boundary Layer Flow ◽  
Legendre Polynomials ◽  
Stretching Sheet ◽  
Unsteady Boundary Layer ◽  
Linear Ordinary Differential Equations ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Layer Flow

In this paper, an efficient spectral collocation method based on the shifted Legendre polynomials is applied to study the unsteady boundary-layer flow and heat transfer due to a stretching sheet. A similarity transformation is used to reduce the governing unsteady boundary-layer equations to a system of non-linear ordinary differential equations. Then, the shifted Legendre polynomials and their operational matrix of derivative are used for producing an analytical approximate solution of this system of non-linear ordinary differential equations. The main advantage of the proposed method is that the need for guessing and correcting the initial values during the solution procedure is eliminated and a stable solution with good accuracy can be obtained by using the given boundary conditions in the problem. A very good agreement is observed between the obtained results by the proposed spectral collocation method and those of previously published ones.

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