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Stagnation point flow of Maxwell fluid towards a permeable surface in the presence of nanopar ticles

  • G. K. Ramesh
  • , B. J. Gireesha
  • , T. Hayat
  • , A. Alsaedi
  • K.R. Puram
  • Kuvempu University
  • Quaid-I-Azam University
  • Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University

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Abstract

Analysis has been carried out to study the stagnation point flow of Maxwell fluid towards a permeable stretching sheet in the presence of nanoparticles. Using suitable transformations, the governing partial differential equations are first converted to ordinary one and then solved numerically by fourth-fifth order Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg method with MAPLE. The flow and heat transfer characteristics are analyzed and discussed for different values of the parameters. Present work reveals that the velocity increases whereas the temperature and concentration decrease with the increase of Maxwell parameter. The thermal and concentration boundary layer thickness decreases with velocity ratio, Lewis number, Prandtl number suction, Brownian motion and thermophoresis parameters. Comparison with known results for Newtonian fluid flow is found an excellent agreement.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)857-865
Number of pages9
JournalAlexandria Engineering Journal
Volume55
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Maxwell fluid
  • Nanoparticles
  • Numerical solution
  • Permeable surface
  • Stagnation point flow

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