The optimal design of heating and cooling systems must take into account heat radiation which is a non-linear process.In this study,the mixed convection in a radiative magnetohydrodynamic Eyring-Powell copperwater nan...The optimal design of heating and cooling systems must take into account heat radiation which is a non-linear process.In this study,the mixed convection in a radiative magnetohydrodynamic Eyring-Powell copperwater nanofluid over a stretching cylinder was investigated.The energy balance is modeled,taking into account the non-linear thermal radiation and a thermal slip condition.The effects of the embedded flow parameters on the fluid properties,as well as on the skin friction coefficient and heat transfer rate,are analyzed.Unlike in many existing studies,the recent spectral quasi-linearization method is used to solve the coupled nonlinear boundary-value problem.The computational result shows that increasing the nanoparticle volume fraction,thermal radiation parameter and heat generation parameter enhances temperature profile.We found that the velocity slip parameter and the fluid material parameter enhance the skin friction.A comparison of the current numerical results with existing literature for some limiting cases shows excellent agreement.展开更多
In this study,we considered the three-dimensional flow of a rotating viscous,incompressible electrically conducting nanofluid with oxytactic microorganisms and an insulated plate floating in the fluid.Three scenarios ...In this study,we considered the three-dimensional flow of a rotating viscous,incompressible electrically conducting nanofluid with oxytactic microorganisms and an insulated plate floating in the fluid.Three scenarios were considered in this study.The first case is when the fluid drags the plate,the second is when the plate drags the fluid and the third is when the plate floats on the fluid at the same velocity.The denser microorganisms create the bioconvection as they swim to the top following an oxygen gradient within the fluid.The velocity ratio parameter plays a key role in the dynamics for this flow.Varying the parameter below and above a critical value alters the dynamics of the flow.The Hartmann number,buoyancy ratio and radiation parameter have a reverse effect on the secondary velocity for values of the velocity ratio above and below the critical value.The Hall parameter on the other hand has a reverse effect on the primary velocity for values of velocity ratio above and below the critical value.The bioconvection Rayleigh number decreases the primary velocity.The secondary velocity increases with increasing values of the bioconvection Rayleigh number and is positive for velocity ratio values below 0.5.For values of the velocity ratio parameter above 0.5,the secondary velocity is negative for small values of bioconvection Rayleigh number and as the values increase,the flow is reversed and becomes positive.展开更多
文摘The optimal design of heating and cooling systems must take into account heat radiation which is a non-linear process.In this study,the mixed convection in a radiative magnetohydrodynamic Eyring-Powell copperwater nanofluid over a stretching cylinder was investigated.The energy balance is modeled,taking into account the non-linear thermal radiation and a thermal slip condition.The effects of the embedded flow parameters on the fluid properties,as well as on the skin friction coefficient and heat transfer rate,are analyzed.Unlike in many existing studies,the recent spectral quasi-linearization method is used to solve the coupled nonlinear boundary-value problem.The computational result shows that increasing the nanoparticle volume fraction,thermal radiation parameter and heat generation parameter enhances temperature profile.We found that the velocity slip parameter and the fluid material parameter enhance the skin friction.A comparison of the current numerical results with existing literature for some limiting cases shows excellent agreement.
文摘In this study,we considered the three-dimensional flow of a rotating viscous,incompressible electrically conducting nanofluid with oxytactic microorganisms and an insulated plate floating in the fluid.Three scenarios were considered in this study.The first case is when the fluid drags the plate,the second is when the plate drags the fluid and the third is when the plate floats on the fluid at the same velocity.The denser microorganisms create the bioconvection as they swim to the top following an oxygen gradient within the fluid.The velocity ratio parameter plays a key role in the dynamics for this flow.Varying the parameter below and above a critical value alters the dynamics of the flow.The Hartmann number,buoyancy ratio and radiation parameter have a reverse effect on the secondary velocity for values of the velocity ratio above and below the critical value.The Hall parameter on the other hand has a reverse effect on the primary velocity for values of velocity ratio above and below the critical value.The bioconvection Rayleigh number decreases the primary velocity.The secondary velocity increases with increasing values of the bioconvection Rayleigh number and is positive for velocity ratio values below 0.5.For values of the velocity ratio parameter above 0.5,the secondary velocity is negative for small values of bioconvection Rayleigh number and as the values increase,the flow is reversed and becomes positive.
