Inclined Magnetic Field on Mixed Convection Darcy–Forchheimer Maxwell Nanofluid Flow Over a Permeable Stretching Sheet With Variable Thermal Conductivity: The Numerical Approach

Abstract

The behavior of a Maxwell nanofluid in mixed convection Darcy–Forchheimer inclined MHD flow across a stretched sheet is investigated in this research study. In order to analyze heat and mass transfer, the inquiry takes into account a number of variables, including the magnetic field, variable thermal conductivity, activation energy, suction/injection, and nonlinear thermal radiation. The controlling nonlinear PDEs with BCs are converted via similarity transformation into nonlinear ODEs in order to solve the ensuing nonlinear ODEs. These ODEs are then solved using the shooting method and a fourth-order Runge-Kutta methodology. The study explores how fluid flow velocity is affected by magnetic field inclination and suction/injection effects. This is attributed to the strengthening of the magnetic field with an increase in the inclination angle α. Additionally, the imposed magnetic field generates an opposing force, known as the Lorentz force, which contributes to a reduction in the velocity curve. Furthermore, various parameters affect the profiles of concentration, temperature, velocity, and Nusselt number. A number of parameters are looked at, such as the response rate constant, mixed convection, buoyancy ratio, suction/injection, Brownian motion, Lewis number, and thermophoresis. Interestingly, the results show that activation energy and mixed convection parameters, respectively, have an increasing effect on concentration and velocity curves.