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Three-Dimensional Flow of Nanofluid Induced by an Exponentially Stretching Sheet: An Application to Solar Energy

This work deals with the three-dimensional flow of nanofluid over a bi-directional exponentially stretching sheet. The effects of Brownian motion and thermophoretic diffusion of nanoparticles are considered in the mathematical model. The temperature and nanoparticle volume fraction at the sheet are...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Khan, Junaid Ahmad, Mustafa, M., Hayat, T., Sheikholeslami, M., Alsaedi, A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4364987/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25785857
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0116603
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Sumario:This work deals with the three-dimensional flow of nanofluid over a bi-directional exponentially stretching sheet. The effects of Brownian motion and thermophoretic diffusion of nanoparticles are considered in the mathematical model. The temperature and nanoparticle volume fraction at the sheet are also distributed exponentially. Local similarity solutions are obtained by an implicit finite difference scheme known as Keller-box method. The results are compared with the existing studies in some limiting cases and found in good agreement. The results reveal the existence of interesting Sparrow-Gregg-type hills for temperature distribution corresponding to some range of parametric values.