Similarity Solution of Marangoni Convection Boundary Layer Flow over a Flat Surface in a Nanofluid

Norihan Md. Arifin, Roslinda Nazar and Ioan Pop

Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2013, vol. 2013, 1-8

Abstract:

The problem of steady Marangoni boundary layer flow and heat transfer over a flat plate in a nanofluid is studied using different types of nanoparticles. The general governing partial differential equations are transformed into a set of two nonlinear ordinary differential equations using unique similarity transformation. Numerical solutions of the similarity equations are obtained using the Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg (RKF) method. Three different types of nanoparticles are considered, namely, Cu, Al 2 O 3 , and TiO 2 , by using water as a base fluid with Prandtl number . The effects of the nanoparticle volume fraction and the constant exponent m on the flow and heat transfer characteristics are obtained and discussed.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1155/2013/634746

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