Published September 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

Analytical Investigation of Jeffery-Hamel Flow with High Magnetic Field and Nano Particle by RVIM

  • 1. Islamic Azad University, Babol Branch, Babol (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
  • 2. Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Sari (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
  • 3. Babol University of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Babol (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
  • 4. University of Denver, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Denver (United States)

Description

Many researchers have been interested in application of mathematical methods to find analytical solutions of nonlinear equations and for this purpose, new methods have been developed. One of the newest analytical methods to solve nonlinear equations is Reconstruction of variational Iteration Method which is an accurate and a rapid convergence method in finding the approximate solution for nonlinear equations. By applying Laplace Transform, Reconstruction of variational Iteration Method overcomes the difficulty of the perturbation techniques and other variational methods in case of using small parameters and Lagrange multipliers, respectively. In this study Reconstruction of variational Iteration Method is applied for the effects of magnetic field and nano particle on the Jeffery-Hamel flow. The traditional Navier-Stokes equation of fluid mechanics and Maxwell's electromagnetism governing equations are reduced to nonlinear ordinary differential equations to model the problem. The flow field inside the divergent channel is studied for various values of Hartmann number and angle of channel. Finally the effect of nano particle volume fraction in the absence of magnetic field is investigated, too. The validity of Reconstruction of variational Iteration Method method is ascertained by comparing our results with numerical (Runge Kutta method) results.

Availability note (English)

Available from Atomic Energy Organization of Iran

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
International Journal of Engineering
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
no.3
Journal Page Range
p. 249-256
ISSN
1025-2495

INIS

Country of Publication
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Iran, Islamic Republic of
INIS RN
44053141
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING;
Descriptors DEI
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FLUID FLOW; HARTMANN NUMBER; LAPLACE TRANSFORMATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
Descriptors DEC
DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; EQUATIONS; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INTEGRAL TRANSFORMATIONS; MECHANICS; TRANSFORMATIONS