CONVECTIVE FLOW OF NANOFLUID ROUND PLUMES IN THE PRESENCE OF MAGNETIC FIELD

In the present work we formulate a theoretical model of round nanofluid plumes in the presence of magnetic field. We consider both the entrainment hypothesis and the Priestley-Ball formulation in order to obtain a closed system of ordinary differential equations. Once solved, the obtained system of equations predict the heat and mass transfer of the convective plume. Solving numerically the system of equations, we analyze the effect of the applied magnetic field on the vertical velocity of the nanofluid plume. We show that the magnetic field inhibits the convective flow. Thus, our formulation can be used to study the effect of the magnetic field in applications where the convective heat transfer need to be externally controlled.

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A theoretical model of round nanofluid plumes in the presence of a magnetic field is formulated in this study. By numerically solving a system of equations, it is found that the magnetic field inhibits the convective flow of the nanofluid plume.