A Numerical Approach for an Unsteady Tangent Hyperbolic Nanofluid Flow past a Wedge in the Presence of Suction/Injection. (15th October 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shahzad, U.; Mushtaq, M.; Farid, S.; Jabeen, K.; Muntazir, R.M.A.
• Other Names: Muhammad Taseer Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Mathematical problems in engineering. Volume 2021(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-10-15
• Subjects: Engineering mathematics -- Periodicals; 510.2462
• DOI: 10.1155/2021/8653091
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1024-123X

Abstract

Abstract : The analysis of unsteady tangent hyperbolic nanofluid flow past a wedge with injection-suction, because of its beneficial uses, has gained a lot of attention. The present study is mainly concerned with tangent hyperbolic nanofluid (non-Newtonian nanofluid). First, we have converted the system of partial differential equations (PDEs) to a system of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) with the help of appropriate similarity transformations. Boundary conditions are also transformed by utilizing suitable similarity transformation. Now, for the obtained ODEs, we have used the numerical technique bvp 4 c and investigated the velocity, temperature, and concentration profiles. The accuracy of the flow model is validated by applying MAPLE d-solve command having good agreement while comparing the numerical results obtained by bvp4c for both suction and injection cases. The effects of distinct dimensionless parameters on the various profiles are being analyzed. The novel features such as thermophoresis and Brownian motion are also discussed to investigate the characteristics of heat and mass transfer. Graphical representation of the impact of varying parameters and the solution method for the abovementioned model is thoroughly discussed. It was observed that suction or injection can play a key role in controlling boundary layer flow and brings stability in the flow. It was also noticed that by increasing the Darcy number, velocity profile increases in both injection-suction cases.