Author:
Mustafaa M.,Hayat T.,Obaidat S.
Abstract
PurposeThis paper aims to discuss the flow and heat transfer characteristics over an exponentially stretching sheet in a nanofluid with convective boundary conditions. The effects of Brownian motion and thermophoresis are also accounted.Design/methodology/approachThe flow is therefore governed by the Brownian motion parameter (Nb), the thermophoresis parameter (Nt), the Prandtl number (Pr), the Lewis number (Le) and the Biot number (Bi). The analytic solutions of the arising differential systems have been obtained by homotopy analysis method (HAM).FindingsThe temperature rises and the thermal boundary layer thickens with an increase in the Brownian motion and thermophoresis parameters. The surface heat and mass transfer appreciably increase with an increase in the Prandtl and Lewis numbers.Originality/valueThe presented results also include the analysis for constant wall temperature.
Subject
Applied Mathematics,Computer Science Applications,Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials
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