Boundary layer flow of a nanofluid and heat transfer over a stretching/shrinking sheet with suction

The solution to heat transfer problem due to a stretching/shrinking sheet and the steady two-dimensional boundary layer flow of a nanofluid is discussed thoroughly in this research. The governing partial differential equations are transformed into a system of ordinary differential equations by using...

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Main Authors: Aleng, Nur Liyana, Bachok @ Lati, Norfifah, Md. Arifin, Norihan
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Language:English
Published: International Knowledge Press 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55220/
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Bachok @ Lati, Norfifah
Md. Arifin, Norihan
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Bachok @ Lati, Norfifah
Md. Arifin, Norihan
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description The solution to heat transfer problem due to a stretching/shrinking sheet and the steady two-dimensional boundary layer flow of a nanofluid is discussed thoroughly in this research. The governing partial differential equations are transformed into a system of ordinary differential equations by using a similarity transformation. The similarity equations are then solved numerically for nanoparticles, namely copper, alumina and titania in the base fluid of water with the Prandtl number Pr = 6.2 to investigate the effect of stretching/shrinking sheet parameter λ , nanoparticle volume fraction φ to the flow in nanofluid and heat transfer characteristics. Dual solutions for the temperature distributions and velocity are obtained. With increasing values of nanoparticles volume fraction, the skin friction and the heat transfer coefficient increase as well. It was found that the dual solutions exist in a certain range of the suction parameter for both stretching and shrinking cases and the critical values of viscous fluid (φ = 0), Sc = 1.999999. The nanoparticle volume fraction parameter φ and the types of nanoparticles play an important role to significantly determine the flow behavior whereby copper is proven to be the best heat transfer nanofluid in comparison to others.
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spelling upm-552202017-11-29T09:09:23Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55220/ Boundary layer flow of a nanofluid and heat transfer over a stretching/shrinking sheet with suction Aleng, Nur Liyana Bachok @ Lati, Norfifah Md. Arifin, Norihan The solution to heat transfer problem due to a stretching/shrinking sheet and the steady two-dimensional boundary layer flow of a nanofluid is discussed thoroughly in this research. The governing partial differential equations are transformed into a system of ordinary differential equations by using a similarity transformation. The similarity equations are then solved numerically for nanoparticles, namely copper, alumina and titania in the base fluid of water with the Prandtl number Pr = 6.2 to investigate the effect of stretching/shrinking sheet parameter λ , nanoparticle volume fraction φ to the flow in nanofluid and heat transfer characteristics. Dual solutions for the temperature distributions and velocity are obtained. With increasing values of nanoparticles volume fraction, the skin friction and the heat transfer coefficient increase as well. It was found that the dual solutions exist in a certain range of the suction parameter for both stretching and shrinking cases and the critical values of viscous fluid (φ = 0), Sc = 1.999999. The nanoparticle volume fraction parameter φ and the types of nanoparticles play an important role to significantly determine the flow behavior whereby copper is proven to be the best heat transfer nanofluid in comparison to others. International Knowledge Press 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55220/1/Boundary%20layer%20flow%20of%20a%20nanofluid%20and%20heat%20transfer%20over%20a%20stretchingshrinking%20sheet%20with%20suction.pdf Aleng, Nur Liyana and Bachok @ Lati, Norfifah and Md. Arifin, Norihan (2016) Boundary layer flow of a nanofluid and heat transfer over a stretching/shrinking sheet with suction. Asian Journal of Mathematics and Computer Research, 12 (2). pp. 95-109. ISSN 2395-4205; ESSN: 2395-4213
spellingShingle Aleng, Nur Liyana
Bachok @ Lati, Norfifah
Md. Arifin, Norihan
Boundary layer flow of a nanofluid and heat transfer over a stretching/shrinking sheet with suction
title Boundary layer flow of a nanofluid and heat transfer over a stretching/shrinking sheet with suction
title_full Boundary layer flow of a nanofluid and heat transfer over a stretching/shrinking sheet with suction
title_fullStr Boundary layer flow of a nanofluid and heat transfer over a stretching/shrinking sheet with suction
title_full_unstemmed Boundary layer flow of a nanofluid and heat transfer over a stretching/shrinking sheet with suction
title_short Boundary layer flow of a nanofluid and heat transfer over a stretching/shrinking sheet with suction
title_sort boundary layer flow of a nanofluid and heat transfer over a stretching/shrinking sheet with suction
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55220/
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