Stagnation-point flow of an upper convected maxwell fluid towards a vertical stretching/shrinking sheet

Mohammad M. Rahman*, Ioan Pop, Alin V. Rosca

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Abstract

In this paper we investigate mixed convection stagnation-point flow and heat transfer towards a vertical permeable stretching/shrinking sheet in an upper convected Maxwell fluid with variable surface temperature. The nondimensional governing equations have been solved numerically using the bvp4c function from Matlab for different values of the pertinent parameters; mixed convection parameter ?, stretching/shrinking parameter ?, suction parameter S, elastic parameter (Deborah number) K, keeping Prandtl number Pr fixed. Numerical results are obtained for the reduced skin-friction and heat transfer and for the velocity and temperature profiles. The results indicate that dual solutions exist for a buoyancy opposing flow (? < 0) whether the surface is stretched or shrinked for certain values of the parameter space. Increasing the elastic parameter values has the effect of reducing the velocity field and increasing the temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 1st Thermal and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, TFESC 2015
PublisherBegell House Inc.
Pages519-528
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9781567004311
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event1st Thermal and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, TFESC 2015 - New York City, United States
Duration: Aug 9 2015Aug 12 2015

Publication series

NameProceedings of the Thermal and Fluids Engineering Summer Conference
Volume2015-August
ISSN (Electronic)2379-1748

Conference

Conference1st Thermal and Fluid Engineering Summer Conference, TFESC 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew York City
Period8/9/158/12/15

Keywords

  • Convection
  • Dual solution
  • Maxwell fluid
  • Stagnation-point flow
  • Stretching/Shrinking sheet

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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