Investigation of binary chemical reaction in magnetohydrodynamic nanofluid flow with double stratification

• Main Authors: Aisha Anjum, Sadaf Masood, Muhammad Farooq, Naila Rafiq, Muhammad Yousaf Malik
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-05-01
• Series: Advances in Mechanical Engineering
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1177/16878140211016264

This article addresses MHD nanofluid flow induced by stretched surface. Heat transport features are elaborated by implementing double diffusive stratification. Chemically reactive species is implemented in order to explore the properties of nanofluid through Brownian motion and thermophoresis. Activation energy concept is utilized for nano liquid. Further zero mass flux is assumed at the sheet’s surface for better and high accuracy of the out-turn. Trasnformations are used to reconstruct the partial differential equations into ordinary differential equations. Homotopy analysis method is utilized to obtain the solution. Physical features like flow, heat and mass are elaborated through graphs. Thermal stratified parameter reduces the temperature as well as concentration profile. Also decay in concentration field is noticed for larger reaction rate parameter. Both temperature and concentration grows for Thermophoresis parameter. To check the heat transfer rate, graphical exposition of Nusselt number are also discussed and interpret. It is noticed that amount of heat transfer decreases with the increment in Hartmann number. Numerical results shows that drag force increased for enlarged Hartmann number.