Steady mixed convection flow of Maxwell fluid over an exponentially stretching vertical surface with magnetic field and viscous dissipation

Kumari, M and Nath, G (2014) Steady mixed convection flow of Maxwell fluid over an exponentially stretching vertical surface with magnetic field and viscous dissipation. In: MECCANICA, 49 (5). pp. 1263-1274.

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Abstract

The steady mixed convection flow and heat transfer from an exponentially stretching vertical surface in a quiescent Maxwell fluid in the presence of magnetic field, viscous dissipation and Joule heating have been studied. The stretching velocity, surface temperature and magnetic field are assumed to have specific exponential function forms for the existence of the local similarity solution. The coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations governing the local similarity flow and heat transfer have been solved numerically by Chebyshev finite difference method. The influence of the buoyancy parameter, viscous dissipation, relaxation parameter of Maxwell fluid, magnetic field and Prandtl number on the flow and heat transfer has been considered in detail. The Nusselt number increases significantly with the Prandtl number, but the skin friction coefficient decreases. The Nusselt number slightly decreases with increasing viscous dissipation parameter, but the skin friction coefficient slightly increases. Maxwell fluid reduces both skin friction coefficient and Nusselt number, whereas buoyancy force enhances them.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	MECCANICA
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Additional Information:	Copyright for this article belongs to the SPRINGER, NETHERLANDS
Keywords:	MHD mixed convection; Maxwell fluid; Exponentially stretching surface; Viscous dissipation; Chebyshev finite difference method
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Mathematics
Date Deposited:	10 Jun 2014 09:23
Last Modified:	10 Jun 2014 09:23
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/49116

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