MHD Stagnation Point Flow of Nanofluid Towards a Stretching Surface with Variable Thickness and Thermal Radiation

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作者
Ramesh, G. K. [2 ]
Kumara, B. C. Prasanna [1 ]
Gireesha, B. J. [2 ,3 ]
Gorla, Rama Subba Reddy [3 ]
机构
[1] Govt First Grade Coll, Dept Math, Koppa 577126, Karnataka, India
[2] Kuvempu Univ, Dept Studies Math, Shimoga 577451, Karnataka, India
[3] Cleveland State Univ, Dept Mech Engn, Cleveland, OH 44115 USA
关键词
Stagnation Point Flow; Nanofluid; Variable Thickness; Thermal Radiation; Numerical Solution;
D O I
10.1166/jon.2015.1144
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
This article investigates the theoretical study of steady stagnation point flow with heat transfer of nanofluid towards a stretching surface. The effects of variable thickness, magnetic field and radiation are also taken into account and assumed that the sheet is non-flat. Using a similarity transformation, the basic partial differential equations are first reduced to ordinary differential equations which are then solved numerically using Runge-Kutta method for some values of the governing parameters. Graphically results are shown. It is found that temperature and nanoparticles fraction distribution increases with increase of wall thickness parameter. Comparison with previously published results is performed and excellent agreement is observed for the limited case of existing literature.
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页码:247 / 253
页数:7
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