Oblique transport of gyrotactic microorganisms and bioconvection nanoparticles with convective mass flux
Creators
- 1. Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences, HITEC University, Taxila, 44700 (Pakistan)
Description
The present study deals with examination of steady two dimensional nanofluid containing both nanoparticles and gyrotactic microorganisms. Moreover the study comprises stagnation point flow of an obliquely striking nanofluid. The governing partial differential equations are complex and highly non-linear in nature. These are converted into system of ordinary differential equations using suitable transformations. The system is then solved numerically using shooting technique with Runge - Kutta Fehlberg method of order 5. Further, effect of different physical parameters on velocity , temperature , density of motile microorganisms and concentration along with skin friction coefficient Cf, local Nusselt Nux, Sherwood Shx and density of motile microorganism Nnx numbers have been discussed through graphs and tables. Results depict that temperature, concentration, density of motile microorganisms and local Nusselt number are increasing functions of thermophoresis parameter Nt. Whereas Nt contributes in lessening Sherwood and local density numbers.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physe.2017.01.011Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.physe.2017.01.011;
- PII
- S1386947716312279;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physica E. Low-Dimensional Systems and Nanostructures (Print)
- Journal Volume
- 88
- Journal Page Range
- p. 265-271
- ISSN
- 1386-9477
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 51076959
- Subject category
- S42: ENGINEERING; S77: NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- DENSITY; FRICTION FACTOR; MICROORGANISMS; NANOFLUIDS; NANOPARTICLES; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; DISPERSIONS; EQUATIONS; FLUIDS; PARTICLES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SUSPENSIONS
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