Hydromagnetic thermal boundary layer of nanofluids over a convectively heated flat plate with viscous dissipation and ohmic heating

dc.contributor.authorMutuku, W. N.
dc.contributor.authorOluwole, Daniel Makinde
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-12T09:39:38Z
dc.date.available2015-02-12T09:39:38Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines the effect of the complex interaction between the electrical conductivity of the conventional base fluid and that of the nanoparticles under the influence of magnetic field in a boundary layer flow with heat transfer over a convectively heated flat surface. Three types of water based nanofluids containing metallic or non-metallic nanoparticles such as copper (Cu), Alumina (Al2O3) and Titania (TiO2) are investigated. Using a similarity analysis of the model transport equations followed by their numerical computations, the results for the nanofluids velocity, temperature, skin friction and Nusselt number are obtained. The effects of various thermophysical parameters on the boundary layer flow characteristics are displayed graphically and discussed quantitatively. It is observed that the presence of nanoparticles greatly enhance the magnetic susceptibility of nanofluids as compared to the convectional base fluiden_US
dc.identifier.citationU.P.B. Sci. Bull., Series A, Vol. 76, Iss. 2, 2014en_US
dc.identifier.issn1223 - 7027
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.scientificbulletin.upb.ro/rev_docs_arhiva/full74c_777241.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/12211
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectBoundary layer flowen_US
dc.subjectMagnetic fielden_US
dc.subjectNanofluidsen_US
dc.subjectConvectively heated plateen_US
dc.titleHydromagnetic thermal boundary layer of nanofluids over a convectively heated flat plate with viscous dissipation and ohmic heatingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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