Control of magnetic dissipation and radiation on an unsteady stagnation point nanofluid flow: A numerical approach

This study investigates two-dimensional time-dependent stagnation point nanofluid flow over a permeable stretching or sinking sheet. The electrically conducting fluid allows for the interaction of a transverse magnetic field along with magnetic dissipation and thermal radiation to enrich the flow phenomena. The use of nanofluids is becoming increasingly important in a variety of industrial applications, as well as in engineering and biomedicine. The process of peristaltic pumping, the flow of blood in the artery, the drug delivery process, and besides that, the cooling of electronic devices for the better shape of the product at the final stage of production, the use of nanofluid, are all important. The transformed dimensionless governing equations are obtained by the implementation of various transformation rules, and the model is designed by using different thermophysical properties such as viscosity, conductivity, etc. Finally, the numerical technique RK-fourth-order method is deployed to solve the set of equations and the iteration process is continued up to the desired accuracy of 10-5. The validation of the current result is shown with the earlier investigation in particular cases, and further, the behavior of the physical parameters is presented through graphs. It is observed that the particle concentration has a greater impact in enhancing the velocity distribution for the variation of suction/injection. The behavior of the magnetic parameter vis-a-vis the unsteadiness parameter and the thermal buoyancy presents their greater contribution in enhancing the magnitude of nanofluid velocity.

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This study investigates the two-dimensional time-dependent flow of nanofluid over a permeable stretching or sinking sheet. The inclusion of a transverse magnetic field, magnetic dissipation, and thermal radiation enriches the flow phenomena. The use of nanofluids is of increasing importance in various industrial applications, as well as engineering and biomedicine.