The Effect of Variable Viscosities on Micropolar Flow of Two Nanofluids

被引:29
作者
Nadeem, S. [1 ]
Ahmed, Z. [1 ]
Saleem, S. [2 ]
机构
[1] Quaid I Azam Univ 45320, Dept Math, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
[2] Natl Univ Comp & Emerging Sci, Dept Sci & Humanities, Lahore, Pakistan
来源
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION A-A JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES | 2016年 / 71卷 / 12期
关键词
Boundary Layer Flow; Nanofluid; Microrotation; Variable Viscosity; BOUNDARY-LAYER-FLOW; HEAT-TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; FLUID-FLOW; RADIATION; WATER; SHEET;
D O I
10.1515/zna-2015-0491
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A study of nanofluids is carried out that reveals the effect of rotational inertia and other physical parameters on the heat transfer and fluid flow. Temperature-dependent dynamic viscosity makes the microrotation viscosity parameter and the micro inertia density variant as well. The governing nonlinear partial differential equations are converted into a set of nonlinear ordinary differential equations by introducing suitable similarity transformations. These reduced nonlinear differential equations are then solved numerically by Keller-box method. The obtained numerical and graphical result discloses many interesting behaviour of nanofluids. It is seen that the temperature gradient decreases with the increase in viscosity parameter. Also, it is observed that with the fixed values of micropolar parameter and viscosity parameter, the velocity gradient near the wall increases with increasing values of solid particle volume fraction parameter. A suitable comparison of results is also presented in this study.
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页码:1121 / 1129
页数:9
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