Interaction of Magnetic Field and Nonlinear Convection in the Stagnation Point Flow over a Shrinking Sheet

The steady two-dimensional boundary layer stagnation point flow due to a shrinking sheet is analyzed. The combined effects of magnetic field and nonlinear convection are taken into account. The governing equations for the flow are modeled and then simplified using the similarity transformation and b...

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Published in:Journal of engineering (Cairo, Egypt) Egypt), 2016-01, Vol.2016 (2016), p.1-8
Main Authors: Kumar, Rakesh, Sood, Shilpa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Boundary layer
Convection
Finite difference method
Fluids
Heat transfer
Magnetic fields
Magnetism
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical models
Nonlinearity
Ordinary differential equations
Researchers
Reynolds number
Stagnation point
Studies
Velocity
Viscosity
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Summary:The steady two-dimensional boundary layer stagnation point flow due to a shrinking sheet is analyzed. The combined effects of magnetic field and nonlinear convection are taken into account. The governing equations for the flow are modeled and then simplified using the similarity transformation and boundary layer approach. The numerical solution of the reduced equations is obtained by the second-order finite difference scheme also known as Keller box method. The influence of the pertinent parameters of the problem on velocity and temperature profiles, skin friction, and sheet temperature gradient are presented through the graphs and tables and discussed. The magnetic field and nonlinear convection parameters significantly enhance the solution range.
ISSN:2314-4904
2314-4912
2314-4912
DOI:10.1155/2016/6752520