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A mathematical study for three-dimensional boundary layer flow of Jeffrey nanofluid

  • Quaid-I-Azam University
  • Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University
  • COMSATS University Islamabad

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Abstract

In this article we investigated the characteristics of Brownian motion and thermophoresis in the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) three-dimensional boundary layer flow of an incompressible Jeffrey fluid. The flow is generated by a bidirectional stretching surface. Fluid is electrically conducting in the presence of a constant applied magnetic field. Mathematical formulation of the considered flow problem is made through the boundary layer analysis. A newly proposed boundary condition requiring zero nanoparticle mass flux is employed in the flow analysis of Jeffrey fluid. The governing nonlinear boundary layer equations are reduced into the nonlinear ordinary differential systems through appropriate transformations. The resulting systems have been solved for the velocities, temperature, and nanoparticle concentration expressions. The contributions of various interesting parameters are studied graphically. The values of the Nusselt number are computed and examined.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)225-233
Number of pages9
JournalZeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section A Journal of Physical Sciences
Volume70
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Jeffrey fluid
  • MHD
  • Nanoparticles
  • Three-dimensional flow

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