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Darcy-Forchheimer Three-Dimensional Flow of Williamson Nanofluid over a Convectively Heated Nonlinear Stretching Surface

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

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Abstract

The present study elaborates three-dimensional flow of Williamson nanoliquid over a nonlinear stretchable surface. Fluid flow obeys Darcy-Forchheimer porous medium. A bidirectional nonlinear stretching surface generates the flow. Convective surface condition of heat transfer is taken into consideration. Further the zero nanoparticles mass flux condition is imposed at the boundary. Effects of thermophoresis and Brownian diffusion are considered. Assumption of boundary layer has been employed in the problem formulation. Convergent series solutions for the nonlinear governing system are established through the optimal homotopy analysis method (OHAM). Graphs have been sketched in order to analyze that how the velocity, temperature and concentration distributions are affected by distinct emerging flow parameters. Skin friction coefficients and local Nusselt number are also computed and discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)387-394
Number of pages8
JournalCommunications in Theoretical Physics
Volume68
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2017
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Darcy-Forchheimer porous medium
  • Williamson fluid
  • convective boundary condition
  • nanoparticles
  • nonlinear stretching surface
  • three-dimensional flow

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