MHD Chemically Reacting and Radiating Nanofluid Flow over a Vertical Cone Embedded in a Porous Medium with Variable Properties
Abstract: In this study, we examine the combined effects of thermal radiation, chemical reaction on MHD hydromagnetic boundary layer flow over a vertical cone filled with nanofluid saturated porous medium under variable properties. The governing flow, heat and mass transfer equations are transformed into ordinary differential equations using similarity variables and are solved numerically by a Galerkin Finite element method. Numerical results are obtained for dimensionless velocity, temperature, nanoparticle volume fraction, as well as the skin friction, local Nusselt and Sherwood number for the different values of the pertinent parameters entered into the problem. The effects of various controlling parameters on these quantities are investigated. Pertinent results are presented graphically and discussed quantitatively. The present results are compared with existing results and found to be good agreement. It is found that the temperature of the fluid remarkably enhances with the rising values of Brownian motion parameter (Nb).
Authors: P. Yogeswara Reddy, Dr. G.S.S. Raju
