Unsteady boundary layer flow of thermophoretic MHD nanofluid past a stretching sheet with space and time dependent internal heat source/sink

Authors

N. Sandeep, Gulbarga University
C. Sulochana, Gulbarga University
C. S. K. Raju, VIT University
M. J. Babu, VIT University
V. Sugunamma, Sri Venkateswara University

Abstract

In this study we analyze the boundary layer flow of a thermophoretic magnetohydrodynamic dissipative nanofluid over an unsteady stretching sheet in a porous medium with space and time dependent internal heat source/sink. The governing equations are transformed to ordinary differential equations by using similarity transformation. Numerical solutions of these equations are obtained by using the Shooting Technique. The effects of non-dimensional governing parameters on the velocity, temperature, concentration profiles, friction factor, Nusselt and Sherwood numbers are discussed and presented through graphs and tables. Accuracy of the results compared with the existing ones. Excellent agreement is found with earlier studies.

Recommended Citation

Sandeep, N.; Sulochana, C.; K. Raju, C. S.; Babu, M. J.; and Sugunamma, V. (2015). Unsteady boundary layer flow of thermophoretic MHD nanofluid past a stretching sheet with space and time dependent internal heat source/sink, Applications and Applied Mathematics: An International Journal (AAM), Vol. 10, Iss. 1, Article 20.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/aam/vol10/iss1/20