scholarly journals Unsteady Flow of Reactive Viscous, Heat Generating/Absorbing Fluid with Soret and Variable Thermal Conductivity

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. J. Uwanta ◽  
M. M. Hamza
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Skin Friction ◽  
Sherwood Number ◽  
Vertical Channel ◽  
Variable Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Finite Difference Schemes ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Flow Parameters ◽  
Viscous Heat

This study investigates the unsteady natural convection and mass transfer flow of viscous reactive, heat generating/absorbing fluid in a vertical channel formed by two infinite parallel porous plates having temperature dependent thermal conductivity. The motion of the fluid is induced due to natural convection caused by the reactive property as well as the heat generating/absorbing nature of the fluid. The solutions for unsteady state temperature, concentration, and velocity fields are obtained using semi-implicit finite difference schemes. Perturbation techniques are used to get steady state expressions of velocity, concentration, temperature, skin friction, Nusselt number, and Sherwood number. The effects of various flow parameters such as suction/injection (γ), heat source/sinks (S), Soret number (Sr), variable thermal conductivityδ, Frank-Kamenetskii parameterλ, Prandtl number (Pr), and nondimensional timeton the dynamics are analyzed. The skin friction, heat transfer coefficients, and Sherwood number are graphically presented for a range of values of the said parameters.

scholarly journals Unsteady/Steady Hydromagnetic Convective Flow between Two Vertical Walls in the Presence of Variable Thermal Conductivity

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Hamza ◽  
I. G. Usman ◽  
A. Sule
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Skin Friction ◽  
Numerical Solutions ◽  
Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations ◽  
Vertical Channel ◽  
Approximate Solutions ◽  
Variable Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Convection Flow

Unsteady as well as steady natural convection flow in a vertical channel in the presence of uniform magnetic field applied normal to the flow region and temperature dependent variable thermal conductivity is studied. The nonlinear partial differential equations governing the flow have been solved numerically using unconditionally stable and convergent semi-implicit finite difference scheme. For steady case, approximate solutions have been derived for velocity, temperature, skin friction, and the rate of heat transfer using perturbation series method. Results of the computations for velocity, temperature, skin friction, and the rate of heat transfer are presented graphically and discussed quantitatively for various parameters embedded in the problem. An excellent agreement was found during the numerical computations between the steady-state approximate solutions and unsteady numerical solutions at steady-state time. In addition, comparison with previously published work is performed and the results agree well.

scholarly journals Numerical simulation of variable thermal conductivity on 3D flow of nanofluid over a stretching sheet

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 233-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nainaru Tarakaramu ◽  
P.V. Satya Narayana ◽  
Bhumarapu Venkateswarlu
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Stretching Sheet ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Variable Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Normal Velocity ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Similarity Transformations ◽  
Frictional Coefficients ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe present investigation deals with the steady three-dimensional flow and heat transfer of nanofluids due to stretching sheet in the presence of magnetic field and heat source. Three types of water based nanoparticles namely, copper (Cu), aluminium oxide (Al2O3), and titanium dioxide (TiO2) are considered in this study. The temperature dependent variable thermal conductivity and thermal radiation has been introduced in the energy equation. Using suitable similarity transformations the dimensional non-linear expressions are converted into dimensionless system and are then solved numerically by Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg scheme along with well-known shooting technique. The impact of various flow parameters on axial and transverse velocities, temperature, surface frictional coefficients and rate of heat transfer coefficients are visualized both in qualitative and quantitative manners in the vicinity of stretching sheet. The results reviled that the temperature and velocity of the fluid rise with increasing values of variable thermal conductivity parameter. Also, the temperature and normal velocity of the fluid in case of Cu-water nanoparticles is more than that of Al2O3- water nanofluid. On the other hand, the axial velocity of the fluid in case of Al2O3- water nanofluid is more than that of TiO2nanoparticles. In addition, the current outcomes are matched with the previously published consequences and initiate to be a good contract as a limiting sense.

The Optimum Dimensions of Circular Fins with Variable Thermal Parameters

1980 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 420-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Razelos ◽  
K. Imre
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Variable Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Linear Variation ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Base Thickness ◽  
Optimum Length ◽  
Heat Transfer Coefficients ◽  
Trapezoidal Profile ◽  
The Heat Transfer Coefficient

Optimum dimensions of circular fins of trapezoidal profile with variable thermal conductivity and heat transfer coefficients are obtained. Linear variation of the thermal conductivity is considered of the form k = k0(1 + εT/T0), and the heat transfer coefficient is assumed to vary according to a power law with distance from the bore, expressed as h = K[(r − r0)/(r0 − re)]m. The results for m = 0, 0.8, 2.0, and −0.4 ≤ ε ≤ 0.4, have been expressed by suitable nondimensional parameters which are presented graphically. It is shown that considering the thermal conductivity as constant, the optimum base thickness and volume of the fin are inversely proportional to the thermal conductivity of the material of the fin, while the optimum length and effectiveness are independent of the properties of the material used.

scholarly journals MHD natural convection flow with radiative heat transfer past an impulsively moving vertical plate with ramped temperature in the presence of hall current and thermal diffusion

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1201-1220
Author(s):  
G.S. Seth ◽  
G.K. Mahato ◽  
S. Sarkar
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Skin Friction ◽  
Radiative Heat Transfer ◽  
Vertical Plate ◽  
Radiative Heat ◽  
Hall Current ◽  
Convection Flow ◽  
Natural Convection Flow ◽  
Flow Parameters

Abstract An investigation on an unsteady MHD natural convection flow with radiative heat transfer of a viscous, incompressible, electrically conducting and optically thick fluid past an impulsively moving vertical plate with ramped temperature in a porous medium in the presence of a Hall current and thermal diffusion is carried out. An exact solution of momentum and energy equations, under Boussinesq and Rosseland approximations, is obtained in a closed form by the Laplace transform technique for both ramped temperature and isothermal plates. Expressions for the skin friction and Nusselt number for both ramped temperature and isothermal plates are also derived. The numerical values of fluid velocity and fluid temperature are displayed graphically versus the boundary layer coordinate y for various values of pertinent flow parameters for both ramped temperature and isothermal plates. The numerical values of the skin friction due to primary and secondary flows are presented in tabular form for various values of pertinent flow parameters.

Effect of Thermal Conductivity on Cooling of Square Heat Source Array under Natural Convection in a Vertical Channel

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (11) ◽  
pp. 947-960 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shankar Durgam ◽  
Shakkottai P. Venkateshan ◽  
Thirumalachari Sundararajan
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Natural Convection ◽  
Heat Source ◽  
Vertical Channel ◽  
Source Array

Instability of Variable Thermal Conductivity Magnetohydrodynamic Nanofluid Flow in a Vertical Porous Channel of Varying Width

2017 ◽  
Vol 378 ◽  
pp. 85-101
Author(s):  
Md. Sarwar Alam ◽  
Oluwole Daniel Makinde ◽  
Md. Abdul Hakim Khan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Entropy Generation ◽  
Fluid Velocity ◽  
Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations ◽  
Vertical Channel ◽  
Porous Wall ◽  
Variable Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Physical Parameters

A numerical investigation is performed into the heat transfer and entropy generation of a variable thermal conductivity magnetohydrodynamic flow of Al2O3-water nanofluid in a vertical channel of varying width with right porous wall, which enable the fluid to enter. The effects of the Lorentz force, buoyancy force, viscous dissipation and Joule heating are considered and modeled using the transverse momentum and energy balance equations respectively. The governing nonlinear partial differential equations are transformed into a system of coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations using appropriate similarity transformations and then solved numerically using power series with Hermite-Padé approximation method. A stability analysis has been performed for the local rate of shear stress and Nusselt number that indicates the existence of dual solution branches. Numerical results are achieved for the fluid velocity, temperature as well as the rate of heat transfer at the wall and the entropy generation of the system. The present results are original and new for the flow and heat transfer past a channel of varying width in a nanofluid which shows that the physical parameters have significant effects on the flow field.

scholarly journals HYDROMAGNETIC MIXED CONVECTION FLOW OF AN EXOTHERMIC FLUID IN A VERTICAL CHANNEL

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-37
Author(s):  
Abdulazeez Sheriff ◽  
Murtala Sani
Keyword(s):  
Nusselt Number ◽  
Differential Equations ◽  
Mixed Convection ◽  
Ordinary Differential Equations ◽  
Skin Friction ◽  
Sherwood Number ◽  
Vertical Channel ◽  
Transformation Method ◽  
Convection Flow ◽  
Mixed Convection Flow

In this paper, Hydromagnetic mixed convection flow of an exothermic fluid in a vertical channel is considered. The dimensionless ordinary differential equations were solved using differential transformation method (DTM) to obtain the expression of velocity, temperature and concentration. From momentum, energy and mass equations.  The effect of Skin friction, Nusselt number and Sherwood number with various parameters on velocity, temperature and concentration are presented and discussed. The result indicated that the effect of t, is to increase the Skin friction while K increases it at upper plate and suppresses it at lower plate.

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