Application of generalized Fourier heat conduction law on MHD viscoinelastic fluid flow over stretching surface
International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow
ISSN: 0961-5539
Article publication date: 17 June 2019
Issue publication date: 22 May 2020
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of current flow configuration is to spotlights the thermophysical aspects of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) viscoinelastic fluid flow over a stretching surface.
Design/methodology/approach
The fluid momentum problem is mathematically formulated by using the Prandtl–Eyring constitutive law. Also, the non-Fourier heat flux model is considered to disclose the heat transfer characteristics. The governing problem contains the nonlinear partial differential equations with appropriate boundary conditions. To facilitate the computation process, the governing problem is transmuted into dimensionless form via appropriate group of scaling transforms. The numerical technique shooting method is used to solve dimensionless boundary value problem.
Findings
The expressions for dimensionless velocity and temperature are found and investigated under different parametric conditions. The important features of fluid flow near the wall, i.e. wall friction factor and wall heat flux, are deliberated by altering the pertinent parameters. The impacts of governing parameters are highlighted in graphical as well as tabular manner against focused physical quantities (velocity, temperature, wall friction factor and wall heat flux). A comparison is presented to justify the computed results, it can be noticed that present results have quite resemblance with previous literature which led to confidence on the present computations.
Originality/value
The computed results are quite useful for researchers working in theoretical physics. Additionally, computed results are very useful in industry and daily-use processes.
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Acknowledgements
The authors extend their appreciation to the Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia, for funding this work through research group program under Grant Number R.G.P-2/29/40.
The authors have no conflict of interest.
Citation
Hussain, A., Malik, M.Y., Khan, M. and Salahuddin, T. (2020), "Application of generalized Fourier heat conduction law on MHD viscoinelastic fluid flow over stretching surface", International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, Vol. 30 No. 6, pp. 3481-3496. https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-02-2019-0161
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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