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MHD boundary layer flow of Carreau fluid over a convectively heated bidirectional sheet with non-fourier heat flux and variable thermal conductivity
Symmetry
  • Dianchen Lu, Jiangsu University
  • Mutaz Mohammad, Zayed University
  • Muhammad Ramzan, Bahria University
  • Muhammad Bilal, University of Lahore
  • Fares Howari, Zayed University
  • Muhammad Suleman, Jiangsu University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-1-2019
Abstract

© 2019 by the authors. In the present exploration, instead of the more customary parabolic Fourier law, we have adopted the hyperbolic Cattaneo-Christov (C-C) heat flux model to jump over the major hurdle of "parabolic energy equation". The more realistic three-dimensional Carreau fluid flow analysis is conducted in attendance of temperature-dependent thermal conductivity. The other salient impacts affecting the considered model are the homogeneous-heterogeneous (h-h) reactions and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD). The boundary conditions supporting the problem are convective heat and of h-h reactions. The considered boundary layer problem is addressed via similarity transformations to obtain the system of coupled differential equations. The numerical solutions are attained by undertaking the MATLAB built-in function bvp4c. To comprehend the consequences of assorted parameters on involved distributions, different graphs are plotted and are accompanied by requisite discussions in the light of their physical significance. To substantiate the presented results, a comparison to the already conducted problem is also given. It is envisaged that there is a close correlation between the two results. This shows that dependable results are being submitted. It is noticed that h-h reactions depict an opposite behavior versus concentration profile. Moreover, the temperature of the fluid augments for higher values of thermal conductivity parameters.

Publisher
MDPI AG
Disciplines
Keywords
  • Carreau fluid,
  • Cattaneo-Christov heat flux model,
  • Convective heat boundary condition,
  • Homogeneous-heterogeneous reactions,
  • Temperature dependent thermal conductivity
Scopus ID
85066337782
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Indexed in Scopus
Yes
Open Access
Yes
Open Access Type
Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series
Citation Information
Dianchen Lu, Mutaz Mohammad, Muhammad Ramzan, Muhammad Bilal, et al.. "MHD boundary layer flow of Carreau fluid over a convectively heated bidirectional sheet with non-fourier heat flux and variable thermal conductivity" Symmetry Vol. 11 Iss. 5 (2019) ISSN: <a href="https://v2.sherpa.ac.uk/id/publication/issn/2073-8994" target="_blank">2073-8994</a>
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/mutaz-mohammad/3/