Influence of Chemical Reaction and Thermal Radiation on MHD Boundary Layer Flow and Heat Transfer of a Nanofluid over an Exponentially Stretching Sheet

N. G.  Rudraswamy; B. J.  Gireesha

doi:10.4236/jamp.2014.22004

N. G. Rudraswamy^*, B. J. Gireesha

Abstract: In the present article a numerical analysis has been carried out to study the boundary layer flow behavior and heat transfer characteristics of a nanofluid over an exponential stretching sheet. By assuming the stretching sheet to be impermeable, the effect of chemical reaction, thermal radiation, thermopherosis, Brownian motion and suction parameters in the presence of uniform magnetic field on heat and mass transfer are addressed. The governing system of equations is transformed into coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations using suitable similarity transformations. The transformed equations are then solved numerically using the well known Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg method of fourth-fifth order. A detailed parametric study is performed to access the influence of the physical parameters on longitudinal velocity, temperature and nanoparticle volume fraction profiles as well as the local skin-friction coefficient, local Nusselt number and the local Sherwood number and the results are presented in both graphical and tabular forms.

Keywords: Nanofluid; Exponentially Stretching Sheet; Chemical Reaction; Thermal Radiation; Boundary Layer Flow; Heat and Mass Transfer

Cite this paper: Rudraswamy, N. and Gireesha, B. (2014) Influence of Chemical Reaction and Thermal Radiation on MHD Boundary Layer Flow and Heat Transfer of a Nanofluid over an Exponentially Stretching Sheet. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics, 2, 24-32. doi: 10.4236/jamp.2014.22004.

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