AIP Advances (Jan 2019)

Impact of thermal radiation on electrical MHD rotating flow of Carbon nanotubes over a stretching sheet

  • Zahir Shah,
  • Ebenezer Bonyah,
  • Saeed Islam,
  • Taza Gul

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5048078
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 015115 – 015115-12

Abstract

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The main objective of this article is to study the inventive conception of the electrical Magneto hydrodynamics (MHD) rotational flow of Single and Multi-Walled Carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs/MWCNTs) base on the fluids (water, engine oil, ethylene glycol and kerosene oil). The thermal radiation impact is taken to be varying the purpose, to see the concentration as well as the temperature modifications between the nanofluid and the surfaces. Kerosene oil is taken as based nanofluids because of its unique attention due to their advanced thermal conductivities, exclusive features and applications. The fluid flow is assumed in steady state. The basic Navier Stocks equations have been transformed through similarity variables in the form of nonlinear differential equations. The solution of the problem has been obtained through Homotopy Analysis Method (HAM). Results obtained for single and multi-wall carbon nanotubes are compared. Plots have been presented in order to examine how the velocities and temperature profile get affected by various flow parameters. The numerical outputs of the physical properties are shown trough tables. The impact of Skin fraction coefficient and Nusselt number are shown in tables.