The steady flow and heat transfer of a hybrid nanofluid past a permeable stretching/shrinking wedge with magnetic field and radiation effects are studied. The governing equations of the hybrid nanofluid are converted ...The steady flow and heat transfer of a hybrid nanofluid past a permeable stretching/shrinking wedge with magnetic field and radiation effects are studied. The governing equations of the hybrid nanofluid are converted to the similarity equations by techniques of the similarity transformation. The bvp4c function that is available in MATLAB software is utilized for solving the similarity equations numerically. The numerical results are obtained for selected different values of parameters. The results discover that two solutions exist, up to a certain value of the stretching/shrinking and suction strengths. The critical value in which the solution is in existence decreases as nanoparticle volume fractions for copper and wedge angle parameter increase. It is also found that the hybrid nanofluid enhances the heat transfer rate compared with the regular nanofluid. The reduction of the heat transfer rate is observed with the increase in radiation parameter. The temporal stability analysis is performed to analyze the stability of the dual solutions, and it is revealed that only one of them is stable and physically reliable.展开更多
The magnetohydrodynamic(MHD)mixed convection flow past a shrinking vertical sheet with thermal radiation is considered.Besides,the effects of Cu-Al_(2)O_(3) nanoparticles and dust particles are considered.The similari...The magnetohydrodynamic(MHD)mixed convection flow past a shrinking vertical sheet with thermal radiation is considered.Besides,the effects of Cu-Al_(2)O_(3) nanoparticles and dust particles are considered.The similarity variables reduce the governing equations to the similarity equations,which are then solved numerically.The outcome shows that,for the shrinking case,the solutions are not unique.The rate of heat transfer and the friction factor enlarge with increasing the values of the copper nanoparticle volume fraction as well as the magnetic parameter.Meanwhile,the assisting flow and the rise of the thermal radiation reduce these quantities.Two solutions are found,and the boundary layer separation is dependent on the mixed convection parameter.展开更多
基金the Ministry of Education of Malaysia(No.FRGS/1/2019/STG06/UKM/01/4)Ministry of Science of Romania(No.PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2016-0036)。
文摘The steady flow and heat transfer of a hybrid nanofluid past a permeable stretching/shrinking wedge with magnetic field and radiation effects are studied. The governing equations of the hybrid nanofluid are converted to the similarity equations by techniques of the similarity transformation. The bvp4c function that is available in MATLAB software is utilized for solving the similarity equations numerically. The numerical results are obtained for selected different values of parameters. The results discover that two solutions exist, up to a certain value of the stretching/shrinking and suction strengths. The critical value in which the solution is in existence decreases as nanoparticle volume fractions for copper and wedge angle parameter increase. It is also found that the hybrid nanofluid enhances the heat transfer rate compared with the regular nanofluid. The reduction of the heat transfer rate is observed with the increase in radiation parameter. The temporal stability analysis is performed to analyze the stability of the dual solutions, and it is revealed that only one of them is stable and physically reliable.
基金Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia(No.DIP-2020-001)for funds。
文摘The magnetohydrodynamic(MHD)mixed convection flow past a shrinking vertical sheet with thermal radiation is considered.Besides,the effects of Cu-Al_(2)O_(3) nanoparticles and dust particles are considered.The similarity variables reduce the governing equations to the similarity equations,which are then solved numerically.The outcome shows that,for the shrinking case,the solutions are not unique.The rate of heat transfer and the friction factor enlarge with increasing the values of the copper nanoparticle volume fraction as well as the magnetic parameter.Meanwhile,the assisting flow and the rise of the thermal radiation reduce these quantities.Two solutions are found,and the boundary layer separation is dependent on the mixed convection parameter.
