Journal
ENGINEERING COMPUTATIONS
Volume 34, Issue 3, Pages 852-868Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/EC-05-2016-0169
Keywords
Heat transfer; MHD; Numerical solution; Nanoparticles; Nanofluids; Deformable walls
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Purpose - The aim of this manuscript is to study the flow of a nanofluid through a porous channel under the influence of a transverse magnetic field. Permeability of the walls is considered to be different, which results in an asymmetric nature of the flow. The height of the channel is variable, and it dilates or squeezes at a uniform rate. Design/methodology/approach - A numerical solution (Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg) has been obtained after reducing the governing equations to a system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations using some suitable similarity transforms, both in time and space. Findings - An increase in absolute values of the permeability parameter results in an enhanced mass transfer rate at both the walls, while the rate of heat transfer also increases at the lower wall. Few graphs are also dedicated to see the behavior of Nusselt and Sherwood numbers following the variations in flow parameters. Originality/value - A pictorial description of the flow and effects of emerging parameters on the temperature and nanoparticle concentration profiles is presented to analyze the flow behavior. It is established that the asymmetry of the channel affects the flow quite significantly.
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