Open AccessUnsteady MHD Slip Boundary Layer Flow of a Nanofluid Along a Stretching Sheet
Author(s) -
A. Falana,
L.N. Temitayo
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.22624/aims/isteams-2021/v27p5
Subject(s) - nanofluid , ordinary differential equation , mechanics , boundary layer , magnetohydrodynamics , nusselt number , partial differential equation , boundary value problem , physics , classical mechanics , parasitic drag , differential equation , materials science , magnetic field , mathematics , mathematical analysis , heat transfer , reynolds number , quantum mechanics , turbulence
In this paper, we have examined the boundary layer flow of a nanofluid containing gyrostatic micro-organisms along a linearly stretching sheet in the presence of a time dependent magnetic field. The governing partial differential equations for continuity, momentum, energy, concentration of nanoparticles, and motile microorganisms density are converted into a system of the ordinary differential equations via a set of similarity transformations. These equations are numerically solved using the fourth order ordinary differential equation solver known as bvp4c in MATLAB software. The values of the shear stress at the surface which is represented by the Skin friction are compared with numerical and analytical values reported by other researchers are presented in a table and are in good agreement. Keywords: Slip; MHD; Nanofluid; Nusselt Number; Bioconvection.