Unsteady magnetohydrodynamic flow of some non-Newtonian fluids with slip through porous channel

Unsteady magnetohydrodynamic flow of some non-Newtonian fluids with slip through porous channel

Funmilayo H. OyelamiMoses S. Dada 

Department of Mathematical and physical sciences, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti 360001, Nigeria

Department of Mathematics, University of Ilorin, Ilorin 240101, Nigeria

Corresponding Author Email: 
adefolajufunmilayo@gmail.com
Page: 
709-713
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DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.18280/ijht.360237
Received: 
20 December 2017
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Accepted: 
3 April 2018
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Abstract: 

The numerical analysis for transfer of heat by natural convection on an unsteady Magnetohydrodynamic flow of non-Newtonian fluids through porous channel is considered. Equations governing the model are formulated, simplified and non-dimensionalised. The solution is obtained by employing Crank Nicolson’s type of finite difference discritization. Velocity as well as the temperature distributions for both Prandtl-Eyring and Eyring-Powell non-Newtonian fluid models are examined. Comparism between these two diverse liquid models is made with their graphical illustrations on velocity and temperature profiles. It is observed that the velocity is higher for Prandtl Eyring model than Eyring Powell model. Also, the temperature variation for Prandtl number in Eyring-Powell fluid is a little slower than that of Prandtl-Eyring fluid.

Keywords: 

non-Newtonian fluid, slip, porous medium, eyring-powell model, prandtl-eyring model

1. Introduction
2. Problem Formulation
3. Numerical Solution
4. Results and Discussion
5. Conclusion
Nomenclature
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