Results in Physics (Jun 2018)

Stagnation point flow of viscoelastic nanomaterial over a stretched surface

  • T. Hayat,
  • M.Z. Kiyani,
  • I. Ahmad,
  • M. Ijaz Khan,
  • A. Alsaedi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2018.02.038
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9
pp. 518 – 526

Abstract

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Present communication aims to discuss magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) stagnation point flow of Jeffrey nanofluid by a stretching cylinder. Modeling is based upon Brownian motion, thermophoresis, thermal radiation and heat generation. Problem is attempted by using (HAM). Residual errors for h-curves are plotted. Convergent solutions for velocity, temperature and concentration are obtained. Skin friction coefficient, local Nusselt number and Sherwood number are studied. It is examined that velocity field decays in the presence of higher estimation of magnetic variable. Furthermore temperature and concentration fields are enhanced for larger magnetic variable. Keywords: Viscoelastic fluid, Nanomaterial, MHD, Brownian motion, Stagnation point, Thermophoresis