A study for steady nanofluid flow between parallel plates. Issue 8 (6th November 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mohyud-din, Syed Tauseef; Asad Iqbal, Muhammad; Shakeel, Muhammad
• Is Part Of: Engineering computations. Volume 34:Issue 8(2017)
• Page Start: 2514
• Page End: 2527
• Publication Date: 2017-11-06
• Subjects: Thermophoresis -- Nanofluid flow -- Brownian effect -- Variation of parameters method "VPM"; Computer-aided engineering -- Periodicals; Computer graphics -- Periodicals; 620.00285
• DOI: 10.1108/EC-04-2017-0142
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0264-4401

Abstract

Abstract : Purpose: In this paper, the authors study the behavior of heat and mass transfer between parallel plates of a steady nanofluid flow in the presence of a uniform magnetic field. In the model of nanofluids, the essential effect of thermophoresis and Brownian motion has been encompassed. Design/methodology/approach: The variation of parameters method has been exploited to solve the differential equations of nanofluid model. The legitimacy of the variation of parameters method has been corroborated by a comparison of foregoing works by many authors on viscous fluid. Findings: An analysis of the model is performed for different parameters, namely, viscosity parameter, Brownian parameter, thermophoretic parameter and magnetic parameter. Originality/value: The variation of parameters method proves to be very effective in solving nonlinear system of ordinary differential equations which frequently arise in fluid mechanics.