Analytical investigation of heat and mass transfer in MHD nano fluid flow past a moving vertical plate

Abstract

This study aims to derive analytical expressions for temperature, concentration, and velocity in an unsteady MHD convective nanofluid flow past a moving vertical plate. The governing nonlinear differential equations are solved analytically using the Homotopy Analysis Method (HAM). The resulting solutions are presented as concentration, temperature, and velocity profiles, allowing for the analysis of various physical parameters' influence on the flow behavior. Furthermore, our analytical results are validated by comparing them with existing numerical solutions using MATLAB. The impact of these parameters on skin friction, the Nusselt number, and the Sherwood number is presented, demonstrating good agreement with previously reported data. The findings of this research hold significance for industries involving heat transfer processes, such as thermal management systems, electronic cooling, and energy generation applications.

Keywords

• Heat and mass transfer
• Unsteady flow
• Moving vertical plate
• Analytical modeling
• Numerical validation