Numerical Analysis of Newtonian Heating Convective Flow by Way of Two Different Surfaces

Abstract

In this paper, we offer a numerical study on heated non-Newtonian fluid with a Newtonian heating effect towards thermally stable stretching surfaces. A comparative analysis for two stretched surfaces, namely, plate and cylinder, is offered. The Casson fluid model is considered to be a non-Newtonian fluid model. By applying the suitable set of transformations, the non-linear coupled PDEs are transformed into non-linear ODEs. It is difficult to obtain the exact solution of such non-linear differential equations; therefore, we used the shooting method along with Runge–Kutta scheme. The influence of pertinent flow variables on velocity and temperature is presented through graphs. Notably from the results, heat generation parameters, Newtonian heating, and magnetic parameters enhanced the temperature profile, whereas Casson fluid and magnetic field parameters reduced the fluid velocity. It is also observed that increases in fluid temperature were more influenced at the cylindrical surface as compared with the flat plate. Moreover, we obtained remarkable results for the heat transfer rate by imposing Newtonian heating conditions at the surface; tables are used to present variations in the skin friction coefficient and Nusselt number at the thermally stable surfaces.

Keywords

• Newtonian heating
• heat sink/source
• cylindrical/flat surface
• shooting method
• MHD