Numerical solutions are presented for a laminar steady three-dimensional boundary-layer flow of non-Newtonian fluid over a convective stretching surface in the presence of nanoparticles. The effects of an internal heat generation/absorption, thermal radiation, Brownian motion, and thermophoresis are also taken into account. The viscoelastic fluid model is employed to describe the non-Newtonian fluid. The governing partial differential equations are reduced to a set of four coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations using suitable similarity transformations. The resultant equations are solved numerically by employing the well-known Runge–Kutta–Fehlberg method with the shooting technique. The effect of pertinent parameters on skin friction coefficient in the and directions, local Nusswelt number, local Sherwood number, velocity in the and directions, temperature, and nanoparticle volume fraction profile are studied and discussed in detail.
Convective Heat Transfer in Three-Dimensional Boundary-Layer Flow of Viscoelastic Nanofluid
Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer ; 30 , 2 ; 334-341
2015-06-09
8 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch