Transverse magnetic flow over a Reiner–Philippoff nanofluid by considering solar radiation

Abstract

This paper reports the flow and heat transfer augmentation on Reiner–Philippoff nanofluid over stretching sheet. The effect of transverse magnetic field and thermal radiation are explored for temperature distributions. Transformations are used to reduce system of partial differential equations into ordinary ones and are solved numerically by using RKF-45 Method. Expressions for velocity and temperature profile are derived and plotted under the assumption of flow parameter. Influence of various parameters on surface drag force and heat transfer rates have been discussed with the help of tables and plots. It is noticed that the impact of pseudo plastic fluid, Newtonian fluid and dilatant fluid are highly contrasted in higher Ha. Furthermore, production of heat transfer is more in nonlinear radiation when compared to linear radiation.