TITLE:
Influence of Chemical Reaction and Thermal Radiation on MHD Boundary Layer Flow and Heat Transfer of a Nanofluid over an Exponentially Stretching Sheet
AUTHORS:
N. G. Rudraswamy, B. J. Gireesha
KEYWORDS:
Nanofluid; Exponentially Stretching Sheet; Chemical Reaction; Thermal Radiation; Boundary Layer Flow; Heat and Mass Transfer
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics,
Vol.2 No.2,
January
21,
2014
ABSTRACT: In the present article a numerical analysis has been carried out to
study the boundary layer flow behavior and heat transfer characteristics of a
nanofluid over an exponential stretching sheet. By assuming the stretching
sheet to be impermeable, the effect of chemical reaction, thermal radiation,
thermopherosis, Brownian motion and suction parameters in the presence of
uniform magnetic field on heat and mass transfer are addressed. The governing
system of equations is transformed into coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations
using suitable similarity transformations. The transformed equations are then
solved numerically using the well known Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg method of
fourth-fifth order. A detailed parametric study is performed to access the influence
of the physical parameters on longitudinal velocity, temperature and
nanoparticle volume fraction profiles as well as the local skin-friction
coefficient, local Nusselt number and the local Sherwood number and the results
are presented in both graphical and tabular forms.