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Publication date: 18 January 2019

Mohamed Kezzar, Nawel Boumaiza, Ismail Tabet and Nourreddine Nafir

This paper aims to traitted the combined effects of ferromagnetic particles and magnetic field on mixed convection in the Falkner Skan equation using analytical solution by the…

Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to traitted the combined effects of ferromagnetic particles and magnetic field on mixed convection in the Falkner Skan equation using analytical solution by the Duan–Rach method.

Design/methodology/approach

Visualization and grouping of effects of various physical parameters such as electrical conductivity of ferro-particles (electrical conductivity calculated using Maxwell model), ferro fluid volume fraction for Magnetite-Fe3O4-water and magnetic field represented by the Hartmann number in a set of third- and second-order nonlinear coupled ordinary differential equations. This set of equations is analytically processed using the Duan–Rach Approach (DRA).

Findings

Obtained DRA results are validated using a numerical solution (RungeKuttaFehlberg-based shooting method). The main objective of this research is to analyze the influence of physical parameters, in particular electrical conductivity, Ferrofluid volume fraction in the case of Magnetite-Fe3O4-water, in addition to the types of solid nanoparticles and Hartmann number on dynamic and thermal distributions (velocity/temperature). Results of the comparison between the numerical solution (RungeKuttaFehlberg-based shooting method) and the analytical solution (DRA) show that the DRA data are in good agreement with numerical data and available literature.

Originality/value

The study uses RungeKuttaFehlberg-based shooting method) and the analytical solution (DRA) to investigate the effect of mixed convection, in the presence of Ferro particles (Magnetite-Fe3O4) in a basic fluid (water for example) and subjected to an external magnetic field on the Falkner–Skan system.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 29 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0961-5539

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Article
Publication date: 1 August 2016

M.Y. Malik, Arif Hussain, T. Salahuddin and M. Awais

– The purpose of this paper is to examine the Sisko fluid model over a stretching cylinder with heat transfer and magnetohydrodynamics.

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine the Sisko fluid model over a stretching cylinder with heat transfer and magnetohydrodynamics.

Design/methodology/approach

The boundary layer approach is employed to simplify the governing equations. Suitable similarity transformations are used to transform the governing partial differential equations into ordinary differential equations. In order to solve this system of ordinary differential equations numerically, shooting method in conjunction with Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg method is used.

Findings

The effects of physical parameters involved in velocity and temperature profiles are shown through graphs. It is observed that Sisko fluid parameter and curvature parameter enhances fluid velocity while motion of fluid is retarded by increasing magnetic field strength. Additionally temperature of fluid raise with curvature parameter while it fall down for larger values of Prandtl number. Skin friction coefficient and Nusselt number are computed and presented in graphs and tables for further analysis. It can be seen that curvature parameter increases both skin friction and Nusselt number while magnetic field and Prandtl number decayed skin friction and Nusselt number, respectively. Also Sisko parameter enlarges skin friction coefficient. The accuracy of solution is verified by comparing it with existing literature.

Originality/value

The computed results are interested for industrial and engineering processes, especially in cooling of nuclear reactors.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 26 no. 6
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0961-5539

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Article
Publication date: 5 December 2019

Sowmya G., Gireesha B.J. and Prasannakumara B.C.

The purpose of this paper is to study the thermal behaviour of radial porous fin wetted with nanofluid containing different shaped nanoparticles in the presence of natural…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to study the thermal behaviour of radial porous fin wetted with nanofluid containing different shaped nanoparticles in the presence of natural convection and radiation. Here, the nanofluid suspended with molybdenum disulfide nanoparticle with base fluid as water is considered. The influence of non-spherical nanoparticles such as platelet, cylinder, brick and blade shapes is also investigated.

Design/methodology/approach

The modeled equations are non-dimensionalized and solved numerically via RungeKuttaFehlberg method combined with shooting scheme.

Findings

The flow natures of the pertinent parameter are represented graphically and discussed their physical significance. From the validation of obtained outcome, it is found that the use nanofluid has significant influence on heat transfer rate. Among platelet, cylinder, brick and blade shapes, brick-shaped nanoparticle shows better heat transfer rate.

Originality/value

The present paper deals with an analysis of the flow of molybdenum disulfide nanoparticles suspended in water over a porous fin of a radial profile. The effect of differently shaped nanoparticles on the heat transfer enhancement through the radial porous fin is investigated for the first time. The natural convection and radiation effects are also considered. The modeled equations are non-dimensionalized and solved numerically via RungeKuttaFehlberg method combined with shooting scheme. The effect of pertinent parameters on temperature field is examined. From the validation of obtained outcome it is found that the use nanofluid has significant influence on heat transfer rate. Among platelet, cylinder, brick and blade shapes, brick-shaped nanoparticle shows better heat transfer rate.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 30 no. 7
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0961-5539

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Article
Publication date: 2 May 2017

Syed Zulfiqar Ali Zaidi, Syed Tauseef Mohyud-din and Bandar Bin-Mohsen

The purpose of this study is to conduct a comparative investigation for incompressible electrically conducting nanofluid fluid through wall jet. Single-walled carbon nanotubes…

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Purpose

The purpose of this study is to conduct a comparative investigation for incompressible electrically conducting nanofluid fluid through wall jet. Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and multiple-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are considered as the nanoparticles. To record the effect of Lorentz forces, a magnetic field is applied normally with the assumption that the induced magnetic field is negligible.

Design/methodology/approach

Boundary layer approximation is used to convert governing equations into ordinary differential equations along with appropriate boundary conditions. To obtain the results, used homotopy analysis method (HAM) has been used as an analytical technique and to validate the obtained results a famous numerical RungeKuttaFehlberg method is also exploited. It has been observed that the results obtained through both of the methods are in excellent agreement with exact solution.

Findings

The Hartmann number is used as controlling parameter for velocity and temperature profile. That can be recorded as its extended values help to normalize the velocity, whereas it controls the rapid increase in temperature. The temperature profile is boosted by increasing the value of the Biot number, a physical parameter. Similarly, it also increases for an increased percentage of volume fraction of particles (SWCNTs/MWCNTs). The Hartmann number plays an important role in decreasing local skin friction coefficient. The influence of the Biot number and volume fraction of nanoparticles caused similar increasing effects on the local Nusselt number. Nanoparticles of the form SWCNT provide better heat transfer as compared to MWCNTs. Influence of the Biot number and volume fraction of nanoparticles caused similar increasing effects on the local Nusselt number. Nanoparticles of the form SWCNT provide better heat transfer as compared to MWCNTs.

Originality/value

To gain insight into the problem, the effects of various emerging parameters and physical quantities such as Biot number, Nusselt number and skin friction coefficient, have been explored.

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Engineering Computations, vol. 34 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0264-4401

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Article
Publication date: 3 January 2017

Umar Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Bandar Bin-Mohsen and Syed Tauseef Mohyud-Din

The purpose of this paper is to assess the flow of a nanofluid over a porous moving wedge. The passive control model along with the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) effects is used to…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to assess the flow of a nanofluid over a porous moving wedge. The passive control model along with the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) effects is used to formulate the problem. Furthermore, in energy equation, the non-linear thermal radiation has also been incorporated. The equations governing the flow are transformed into a set of ordinary differential equations by using suitable similarity transforms. The reduced system of equations is then solved numerically using a well-known RungeKuttaFehlberg method coupled with a shooting technique. The influence of parameters involved on velocity, temperature and concentration profiles is highlighted with the help of a graphical aid. Expressions for skin-friction coefficient, local Nusselt number and Sherwood number are obtained and presented graphically.

Design/methodology/approach

Numerical solution of the problem is obtained using the well-known RungeKuttaFehlberg method.

Findings

The analysis provided gives a clear description that the increase in m and magnetic parameter M results in an increased velocity profile. Both these parameters normalize the velocity field. Radiation parameter, Rd, increases the temperature and concentration of the system so does the temperature ratio θω reduces the heat transfer rate at the wall for both stretching and shrinking wedge.

Originality/value

In the study presented, the flow of nanofluid over a moving permeable wedge is considered. The solution of the equations governing the flow is presented numerically. For the validity of results obtained, a comparison is also presented with already existing results. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this investigation is the first of its kind on the said topic.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 27 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0961-5539

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Article
Publication date: 11 May 2010

Tarik Abdulahovic, Sercan Teleke, Torbjorn Thiringer and Jan Svensson

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of time steps, integration methods, and saturation modeling on the accuracy of the synchronous machine model. This model…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of time steps, integration methods, and saturation modeling on the accuracy of the synchronous machine model. This model is compared with the PSCAD built‐in synchronous machine model in order to compare the accuracy of one of the most used synchronous machine models in a commercially available software versus a well‐documented and widely accepted state‐space synchronous machine model.

Design/methodology/approach

In the paper, a synchronous condenser with the saturation phenomenon is modeled using state‐space equations in the rotating dq‐reference frame and is implemented both in Matlab/Simulink and PSCAD. Integration methods of up to the fifth order are implemented for increased accuracy. The saturation modeling includes modeling of the saturation in both d‐ and q‐axis. A steady‐state and dynamic performance comparison towards the built‐in PSCAD synchronous machine model is performed. The saturation modeling does not include the saturation of the leakage fluxes.

Findings

When the forward Euler method is used, in order to obtain less than 5 percent error, the time step should not exceed 5 μs. The third‐order RungeKutta method is the preferred choice and it provides desired accuracy when the time step is equal or smaller than 1,000 μs. The built‐in PSCAD model satisfies the error criteria for time steps smaller than 300 μs. A small discrepancy of 2 percent is found during the steady‐state test.

Originality/value

The paper presents the performance of the higher order integration methods in an EMTP‐type software environment where the trapezoidal integration method is most often used. It provides a good guide for building an owner‐defined model. A comparison of a dynamic performance between the publicly documented state‐space and a synchronous machine models commonly used for power system transient studies is presented.

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COMPEL - The international journal for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, vol. 29 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0332-1649

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Article
Publication date: 27 March 2020

S. Sindhu, B.J. Gireesha and G. Sowmya

The influence of radiation on nanoliquid flow through a vertical microchannel in the presence of heat source is examined. This study aims to investigate the efficiency of…

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Purpose

The influence of radiation on nanoliquid flow through a vertical microchannel in the presence of heat source is examined. This study aims to investigate the efficiency of multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) considering water and engine oil as base fluid.

Design/methodology/approach

Nondimensional variables are used to obtain the dimensionless physical model. The solutions are computed numerically via RungeKuttaFehlberg integration scheme.

Findings

It is established that (knf/kf)Lamina > (knf/kf)Column > (knf/kf)Tetrahedron > (knf/kf)Hexahedron > (knf/kf)Sphere.

Originality/value

Thermal conductivity of MWCNT is analyzed using different models. Also, it is remarked that Xue model exhibits higher thermal conductivity for MWCNT compared to Maxwell model, Yu-Choi model and Hamilton-Crosser model.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 30 no. 12
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0961-5539

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Article
Publication date: 11 July 2019

A. Zeeshan, R. Ellahi, F. Mabood and F. Hussain

The purpose of this study is to examine the simultaneous effects of Hafnium particles and partially submerged metallic particles for the flow of bi-phase coupled stress fluid over…

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Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine the simultaneous effects of Hafnium particles and partially submerged metallic particles for the flow of bi-phase coupled stress fluid over an inclined flat plane.

Design/methodology/approach

An unflinching free stream flow that stretches far from the surface of the plane with the possibility of containing some partially submerged metallic particles is considered. Innovative model has been proposed and designed using RungeKuttaFehlberg method.

Findings

The findings show that the drag force resists the couple stress fluid, whereas the Newtonian flow is supported by increasing the velocity. For both types of flows, movement of the particle is retarded gradually against the drag force coefficient.

Originality/value

To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this model is reported for the first time.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 29 no. 8
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0961-5539

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Article
Publication date: 12 June 2017

Syed Tauseef Mohyud-din, Umar Khan, Naveed Ahmed and M.M. Rashidi

The purpose of this paper is to present investigation of the flow, heat and mass transfer of a nanofluid over a suddenly moved flat plate using Buongiorno’s model. This study is…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to present investigation of the flow, heat and mass transfer of a nanofluid over a suddenly moved flat plate using Buongiorno’s model. This study is different from some of the previous studies as the effects of Brownian motion and thermophoresis on nanoparticle fraction are passively controlled on the boundary rather than actively.

Design/methodology/approach

The partial differential equations governing the flow are reduced to a system of non-linear ordinary differential equations. Viable similarity transforms are used for this purpose. A well-known numerical scheme called Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg method coupled with shooting procedure has been used to find the solution of resulting system of equations. Discussions on the effects of different emerging parameters are provided using graphical aid. A table is also given that provides the results of different parameters on local Nusselt and Sherwood numbers.

Findings

A revised model for Stokes’ first problem in nanofluids is presented in this paper. This model considers a zero flux condition at the boundary. Governing equations after implementing the similarity transforms get converted into a system of non-linear ordinary differential equations. Numerical solution using RK-Fehlberg method is also carried out. Emerging parameters are analyzed graphically. Figures indicate a quite significant change in concentration profile due to zero flux condition at the wall.

Originality/value

This work can be extended for other problems involving nanofluids for the better understanding of different properties of nanofluids.

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Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, vol. 13 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1573-6105

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Article
Publication date: 4 December 2017

B.J. Gireesha, M. Archana, Prasannakumara B.C., R.S. Reddy Gorla and Oluwole Daniel Makinde

This paper aims to deal with the study of heat and mass transfer on double-diffusive three-dimensional hydromagnetic boundary layer flow of an electrically conducting Casson…

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Purpose

This paper aims to deal with the study of heat and mass transfer on double-diffusive three-dimensional hydromagnetic boundary layer flow of an electrically conducting Casson nanofluid over a stretching surface. The combined effects of nonlinear thermal radiation, magnetic field, buoyancy forces, thermophoresis and Brownian motion are taken into consideration with convective boundary conditions.

Design/methodology/approach

Similarity transformations are used to reduce the governing partial differential equations into a set of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. The reduced equations were numerically solved using RungeKuttaFehlberg fourth-fifth-order method along with shooting technique.

Findings

The impact of several existing physical parameters such as Casson parameter, mixed convection parameter, regular buoyancy ratio parameter, radiation parameter, Brownian motion parameter, thermophoresis parameter, temperature ratio parameter on velocity, temperature, solutal and nanofluid concentration profiles are analyzed through graphs and tables in detail. It is found that the solutal component increases for Dufour Lewis number, whereas it decreases for nanofluid Lewis number. Moreover, velocity profiles decrease for Casson parameter, while the Nusselt number increases for Biot number, radiation and temperature ratio parameter.

Originality/value

This paper is a new work related to three-dimensional double-diffusive flow of Casson nanofluid with buoyancy and nonlinear thermal radiation effect.

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International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, vol. 27 no. 12
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0961-5539

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