scholarly journals Unsteady MHD Mixed Convection Flow in Hybrid Nanofluid at Three-Dimensional Stagnation Point

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 549
Author(s):  
Nurul Amira Zainal ◽  
Roslinda Nazar ◽  
Kohilavani Naganthran ◽  
Ioan Pop
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Mixed Convection ◽  
Skin Friction ◽  
Stagnation Point ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Skin Friction Coefficient ◽  
Stagnation Point Flow ◽  
Hybrid Nanofluid

There has been significant interest in exploring a stagnation point flow due to its numerous potential uses in engineering applications such as cooling of nuclear reactors. Hence, this study proposed a numerical analysis on the unsteady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) mixed convection at three-dimensional stagnation point flow in Al2O3–Cu/H2O hybrid nanofluid over a permeable sheet. The ordinary differential equations are accomplished by simplifying the governing partial differential equations through suitable similarity transformation. The numerical computation is established by the MATLAB system software using the bvp4c technique. The bvp4c procedure is excellent in providing more than one solution once sufficient predictions are visible. The influence of certain functioning parameters is inspected, and notable results exposed that the rate of heat transfer is exaggerated along with the skin friction coefficient while the suction/injection and magnetic parameters are intensified. The results also signified that the rise in the volume fraction of the nanoparticle and the decline of the unsteadiness parameter demonstrates a downward attribution towards the heat transfer performance and skin friction coefficient. Conclusively, the observations are confirmed to have multiple solutions, which eventually contribute to an investigation of the analysis of the solution stability, thereby justifying the viability of the first solution.

scholarly journals Stagnation-point flow past a shrinking sheet in a nanofluid

Open Physics ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Roslinda Nazar ◽  
Mihaela Jaradat ◽  
Norihan Arifin ◽  
Ioan Pop
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Nonlinear System ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Skin Friction ◽  
Stagnation Point ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Skin Friction Coefficient ◽  
Stagnation Point Flow ◽  
Shrinking Sheet

AbstractIn this paper, the stagnation-point flow and heat transfer towards a shrinking sheet in a nanofluid is considered. The nonlinear system of coupled partial differential equations was transformed and reduced to a nonlinear system of coupled ordinary differential equations, which was solved numerically using the shooting method. Numerical results were obtained for the skin friction coefficient, the local Nusselt number as well as the velocity and temperature profiles for some values of the governing parameters, namely the nanoparticle volume fraction φ, the shrinking parameter λand the Prandtl number Pr. Three different types of nanoparticles are considered, namely Cu, Al2O3 and TiO2. It was found that nanoparticles of low thermal conductivity, TiO2, have better enhancement on heat transfer compared to nanoparticles Al2O3 and Cu. For a particular nanoparticle, increasing the volume fraction φ results in an increase of the skin friction coefficient and the heat transfer rate at the surface. It is also found that solutions do not exist for larger shrinking rates and dual solutions exist when λ < −1.0.

scholarly journals Mixed Convection Flow of Powell–Eyring Nanofluid near a Stagnation Point along a Vertical Stretching Sheet

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 364
Author(s):  
Nadhirah Abdul Halim ◽  
Noor Fadiya Mohd Noor
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Brownian Motion ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Mixed Convection ◽  
Skin Friction ◽  
Stagnation Point ◽  
Buoyancy Force ◽  
Skin Friction Coefficient ◽  
Transfer Rates

A stagnation-point flow of a Powell–Eyring nanofluid along a vertical stretching surface is examined. The buoyancy force effect due to mixed convection is taken into consideration along with the Brownian motion and thermophoresis effect. The flow is investigated under active and passive controls of nanoparticles at the surface. The associating partial differential equations are converted into a set of nonlinear, ordinary differential equations using similarity conversions. Then, the equations are reduced to first-order differential equations before further being solved using the shooting method and bvp4c function in MATLAB. All results are presented in graphical and tabular forms. The buoyancy parameter causes the skin friction coefficient to increase in opposing flows but to decrease in assisting flows. In the absence of buoyancy force, there is no difference in the magnitude of the skin friction coefficient between active and passive controls of the nanoparticles. Stagnation has a bigger influence under passive control in enhancing the heat transfer rate as compared to when the fluid is under active control. Assisting flows have better heat and mass transfer rates with a lower magnitude of skin friction coefficient as compared to opposing flows. In this case, the nanofluid parameters, the Brownian motion, and thermophoresis altogether reduce the overall heat transfer rates of the non-Newtonian nanofluid.

scholarly journals Unsteady Three-Dimensional MHD Non-Axisymmetric Homann Stagnation Point Flow of a Hybrid Nanofluid with Stability Analysis

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurul Amira Zainal ◽  
Roslinda Nazar ◽  
Kohilavani Naganthran ◽  
Ioan Pop
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Stability Analysis ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Stagnation Point ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Dual Solutions ◽  
Stagnation Point Flow ◽  
Hybrid Nanofluid

The hybrid nanofluid under the influence of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) is a new interest in the industrial sector due to its applications, such as in solar water heating and scraped surface heat exchangers. Thus, the present study accentuates the analysis of an unsteady three-dimensional MHD non-axisymmetric Homann stagnation point flow of a hybrid Al2O3-Cu/H2O nanofluid with stability analysis. By employing suitable similarity transformations, the governing mathematical model in the form of the partial differential equations are simplified into a system of ordinary differential equations. The simplified mathematical model is then solved numerically by the Matlab solver bvp4c function. This solving approach was proficient in generating more than one solution when good initial guesses were provided. The numerical results presented significant influences on the rate of heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics of a hybrid nanofluid. The rate of heat transfer and the trend of the skin friction coefficient improve with the increment of the nanoparticles’ concentration and the magnetic parameter; however, they deteriorate when the unsteadiness parameter increases. In contrast, the ratio of the escalation of the ambient fluid strain rate to the plate was able to adjourn the boundary layer separation. The dual solutions (first and second solutions) are obtainable when the surface of the sheet shrunk. A stability analysis is carried out to justify the stability of the dual solutions, and hence the first solution is seen as physically reliable and stable, while the second solution is unstable.

scholarly journals Unsteady Stagnation Point Flow of Hybrid Nanofluid Past a Convectively Heated Stretching/Shrinking Sheet with Velocity Slip

Mathematics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 1649
Author(s):  
Nurul Amira Zainal ◽  
Roslinda Nazar ◽  
Kohilavani Naganthran ◽  
Ioan Pop
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Skin Friction ◽  
Stagnation Point ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Velocity Slip ◽  
Slip Condition ◽  
Stagnation Point Flow ◽  
Shrinking Sheet ◽  
Hybrid Nanofluid

Unsteady stagnation point flow in hybrid nanofluid (Al2O3-Cu/H2O) past a convectively heated stretching/shrinking sheet is examined. Apart from the conventional surface of the no-slip condition, the velocity slip condition is considered in this study. By incorporating verified similarity transformations, the differential equations together with their partial derivatives are changed into ordinary differential equations. Throughout the MATLAB operating system, the simplified mathematical model is clarified by employing the bvp4c procedure. The above-proposed approach is capable of producing non-uniqueness solutions when adequate initial assumptions are provided. The findings revealed that the skin friction coefficient intensifies in conjunction with the local Nusselt number by adding up the nanoparticles volume fraction. The occurrence of velocity slip at the boundary reduces the coefficient of skin friction; however, an upward trend is exemplified in the rate of heat transfer. The results also signified that, unlike the parameter of velocity slip, the increment in the unsteady parameter conclusively increases the coefficient of skin friction, and an upsurge attribution in the heat transfer rate is observed resulting from the increment of Biot number. The findings are evidenced to have dual solutions, which inevitably contribute to stability analysis, hence validating the feasibility of the first solution.

scholarly journals Duality Solutions in Hydromagnetic Flow of SWCNT-MWCNT/Water Hybrid Nanofluid over Vertical Moving Slender Needle

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (22) ◽  
pp. 2927
Author(s):  
Nur Adilah Liyana Aladdin ◽  
Norfifah Bachok
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Differential Equation ◽  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Mixed Convection ◽  
Skin Friction ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Skin Friction Coefficient ◽  
Convection Boundary Layer ◽  
Hybrid Nanofluid

Recently, the topic of convection of heat transfer has created an interest among researchers because of its numerous applications in the daily life. The objective of this paper was to study theoretically the problem of mixed convection boundary layer flow and heat transfer of single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) and multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) in presence of hydromagnetic effects. The problem was initiated by formulating a mathematical model in partial differential equation (PDE) for the hybrid nanofluid flow with appropriate boundary conditions. The similarity equation was used to transform the PDE into an ordinary differential equation (ODE) and solved using bvp4c in MATLAB. The graphical results on variation of skin friction coefficient, , local Nusselt number, , shear stress, and local heat flux, with the effects of magnetic, size of needle, c, mixed convection parameter, and volume fraction of nanoparticles, were presented and discussed in detail. The study revealed that duality of solutions appears when the buoyance force is in opposing flow of the fluid motion, The presence of M in hybrid nanofluid reduced the skin friction coefficient and heat transfer. On the other hand, the and increased as different concentrations of and c were added. It gives an insight into the medical field, especially in treating cancer cells. By means, it reveals that CNTs hybrid nanofluid shows high potential in reaching the site of tumors faster compared with nanofluid. A stability analysis has to be carried out. It is noticed that the first solution was stable and physically realizable.

Stability and statistical analysis on melting heat transfer in a hybrid nanofluid with thermal radiation effect

2021 ◽  
pp. 095440892110331
Author(s):  
Md Faisal Md Basir ◽  
Joby Mackolil ◽  
B Mahanthesh ◽  
Kottakkaran S Nisar ◽  
Taseer Muhammad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Thermal Radiation ◽  
Skin Friction ◽  
Transfer Rate ◽  
Skin Friction Coefficient ◽  
Hybrid Nanofluid ◽  
Melting Heat ◽  
Melting Heat Transfer

The dual solutions for the stagnation point flow in a cobalt–CeO2/kerosene hybrid nanofluid with melting heat transfer and thermal radiation are analyzed. The partial differential equations are solved by the conversion of the partial differential equations into nonlinear ordinary differential equations by utilizing suitable scaling group transformations. Numerical solutions are obtained by employing the built-in function in the MATLAB software (bvp4c). Physically recoverable solutions are found employing stability analysis. The factor variables of interest (melting parameter, the nanoparticle volume fraction of cobalt and CeO2) are then further analyzed by utilizing the sensitivity analysis (based on the response surface methodology model) for heat transfer rate, as well as the skin friction coefficient. It is found that the heat transfer and skin friction tend to be significantly higher in a hybrid nanofluid due to the radiation and melting heat transfer. The lower branch is found to be unstable, whereas the upper branch is found to be stable. Also, the heat transfer rate and skin friction coefficient are found to be negatively sensitive toward the melting parameter. The model in this study can be applied for microscopic propulsion systems and the nano-electromechanical systems integrated with a nano-based system.

scholarly journals MHD stagnation-point flow and heat transfer past a stretching/shrinking sheet in a hybrid nanofluid with induced magnetic field

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 1345-1364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Mustaqim Junoh ◽  
Fadzilah Md Ali ◽  
Norihan Md Arifin ◽  
Norfifah Bachok ◽  
Ioan Pop
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Stagnation Point ◽  
Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations ◽  
Stagnation Point Flow ◽  
Shrinking Sheet ◽  
Hybrid Nanofluid ◽  
Induced Magnetic Field ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the steady magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) boundary layer stagnation-point flow of an incompressible, viscous and electrically conducting fluid past a stretching/shrinking sheet with the effect of induced magnetic field. Design/methodology/approach The governing nonlinear partial differential equations are transformed into a system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations via the similarity transformations before they are solved numerically using the “bvp4c” function in MATLAB. Findings It is found that there exist non-unique solutions, namely, dual solutions for a certain range of the stretching/shrinking parameters. The results from the stability analysis showed that the first solution (upper branch) is stable and valid physically, while the second solution (lower branch) is unstable. Practical implications This problem is important in the heat transfer field such as electronic cooling, engine cooling, generator cooling, welding, nuclear system cooling, lubrication, thermal storage, solar heating, cooling and heating in buildings, biomedical, drug reduction, heat pipe, space aircrafts and ships with better efficiency than that of nanofluids applicability. The results obtained are very useful for researchers to determine which solution is physically stable, whereby, mathematically more than one solution exist. Originality/value The present results are new and original for the problem of MHD stagnation-point flow over a stretching/shrinking sheet in a hybrid nanofluid, with the effect of induced magnetic field.

Hybrid nanofluid flow and heat transfer over a nonlinear permeable stretching/shrinking surface

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (9) ◽  
pp. 3110-3127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iskandar Waini ◽  
Anuar Ishak ◽  
Ioan Pop
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Friction Coefficient ◽  
Skin Friction ◽  
Local Nusselt Number ◽  
Skin Friction Coefficient ◽  
Hybrid Nanofluid ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Shrinking Surface

PurposeThis paper aims to investigate the steady flow and heat transfer of a Cu-Al2O3/water hybrid nanofluid over a nonlinear permeable stretching/shrinking surface with radiation effects. The surface velocity condition is assumed to be of the power-law form with an exponent of 1/3. The governing equations of the problem are converted into a system of similarity equations by using a similarity transformation.Design/methodology/approachThe problem is solved numerically using the boundary value problem solver (bvp4c) in Matlab software. The results of the skin friction coefficient and the local Nusselt number as well as the velocity and temperature profiles are presented through graphs and tables for several values of the parameters. The effects of these parameters on the flow and heat transfer characteristics are examined and discussed.FindingsResults found that dual solutions exist for a certain range of the stretching/shrinking and suction parameters. The increment of the skin friction coefficient and reduction of the local Nusselt number on the shrinking sheet is observed with the increasing of copper (Cu) nanoparticle volume fractions for the upper branch. The skin friction coefficient and the local Nusselt number increase when suction parameter is increased for the upper branch. Meanwhile, the temperature increases in the presence of the radiation parameter for both branches.Originality/valueThe problem of Cu-Al2O3/water hybrid nanofluid flow and heat transfer over a nonlinear permeable stretching/shrinking surface with radiation effects is the important originality of the present study where the dual solutions for the flow reversals are obtained.

Effect of Porous Medium in Stagnation Point Flow of Ferrofluid Due to a Variable Convected Thicked Sheet

2019 ◽  
Vol 141 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Imtiaz ◽  
Hira Nazar ◽  
Tasawar Hayat ◽  
Ahmed Alsaedi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Porous Medium ◽  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Stagnation Point ◽  
Skin Friction Coefficient ◽  
Stagnation Point Flow ◽  
Heat Transfer Analysis ◽  
Series Solutions ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The focus of this paper is to study the effects of stagnation point flow and porous medium on ferrofluid flow over a variable thicked sheet. Heat transfer analysis is discussed by including thermal radiation. Suitable transformations are applied to convert partial differential equations to ordinary differential equations. Convergent results for series solutions are calculated. The impact of numerous parameters on velocity and temperature is displayed for series solutions. Graphical behavior for skin friction coefficient and Nusselt number is also analyzed. Numerical values of Nusselt number are tabulated depending upon various parameters

Unsteady mixed convection flow at a three-dimensional stagnation point

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amin Noor ◽  
Roslinda Nazar ◽  
Kohilavani Naganthran ◽  
Ioan Pop
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Mixed Convection ◽  
Stagnation Point ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Convection Flow ◽  
Mixed Convection Flow ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Flow And Heat Transfer ◽  
Unsteady Mixed Convection

Purpose This paper aims to probe the problem of an unsteady mixed convection stagnation point flow and heat transfer past a stationary surface in an incompressible viscous fluid numerically. Design/methodology/approach The governing nonlinear partial differential equations are transformed into a system of ordinary differential equations by a similarity transformation, which is then solved numerically by a Runge – Kutta – Fehlberg method with shooting technique and a collocation method, namely, the bvp4c function. Findings The effects of the governing parameters on the fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics are illustrated in tables and figures. It is found that dual (upper and lower branch) solutions exist for both the cases of assisting and opposing flow situations. A stability analysis has also been conducted to determine the physical meaning and stability of the dual solutions. Practical implications This theoretical study is significantly relevant to the applications of the heat exchangers placed in a low-velocity environment and electronic devices cooled by fans. Originality/value The case of suction on unsteady mixed convection flow at a three-dimensional stagnation point has not been studied before; hence, all generated numerical results are claimed to be novel.

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