Transport of magnetohydrodynamic nanomaterial in a stratified medium considering gyrotactic microorganisms
- 1. Department of Mathematics, Quaid-I-Azam University, 45320, Islamabad 44000 (Pakistan)
- 2. Nonlinear Analysis and Applied Mathematics (NAAM) Research Group, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P. O. Box 80257, Jeddah 21589 (Saudi Arabia)
- 3. Department of Mathematics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Sahiwal 57000 (Pakistan)
Description
Impact of gyrotactic microorganisms on two-dimensional (2D) stratified flow of an Oldroyd-B nanomaterial is highlighted. Applied magnetic field along with mixed convection is considered in the formulation. Theory of microorganisms is utilized just to stabilize the suspended nanoparticles through bioconvection induced by combined effects of buoyancy forces and magnetic field. Convergent series solutions for the obtained nonlinear differential systems are derived. Impacts of different emerging parameters on velocity, temperature, concentration, motile microorganisms density, density number of motile microorganisms and local Nusselt and Sherwood numbers are graphically addressed. It is observed that thermal, concentration and motile density stratification parameters result in reduction of temperature, concentration and motile microorganisms density distributions respectively.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2017.09.128Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.physb.2017.09.128;
- PII
- S0921452617307238;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physica. B, Condensed Matter
- Journal Volume
- 529
- Journal Page Range
- p. 33-40
- ISSN
- 0921-4526
- CODEN
- PHYBE3
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 50028382
- Subject category
- S42: ENGINEERING; S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CONCENTRATION RATIO; DENSITY; ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; MICROORGANISMS; NANOMATERIALS; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATERIALS; MECHANICS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.