Unsteady squeezing second order of nanofluid flow through an infinite channel

Abstract

Purpose

The current investigation is communicated to analyze the characteristics of squeezed second grade nanofluid flow enclosed by infinite channel in the existence of both heat generation and variable viscosity. The leading non-linear energy and momentum PDEs are converted into non-linear ODEs by using suitable analogous approach.

Design/methodology/approach

Then the acquired non-linear problem is numerically calculated by using Bvp4c (built in) technique in MATLAB.

Findings

The influence of certain appropriate physical parameters, namely, squeezed number, fluid parameter, Brownian motion, heat generation, thermophoresis parameter, Prandtl number, Schmidt number and variable viscosity parameter on temperature, velocity and concentration distributions are studied and deliberated in detail. Numerical calculations of Sherwood number, Nusselt number and skin friction for distinct estimations of appearing parameters are analyzed through graphs and tables. It is examined that for large values of squeezing parameter, the velocity profile increases, whereas opposite behavior is noticed for large values of variable viscosity and fluid parameter. Moreover, temperature profile increases for large values of Brownian motion, thermophoresis parameter and squeezed parameter and decreases by increases Prandtl number and heat generation. Moreover, concentration profile increases for large values of Brownian motion parameter and decreases by increases thermophoresis parameter, squeezed parameter and Schmidt number.

Originality/value

No one has ever taken infinite squeezed channel having second grade fluid model with variable viscosity and heat generation.

Citation

Salahuddin, T., Haider, A. and Alghamdi, M. (2021), "Unsteady squeezing second order of nanofluid flow through an infinite channel", International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, Vol. 31 No. 11, pp. 3261-3278. https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-03-2019-0197