Darcy-Forchheimer Flow of Magnetized Bioconvective Williamson Nanofluid with Variable Thermal Conductivity

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Abstract

In this article modeling and theoretical analysis of magnetized Williamson nanomaterial flow by permeable surface of cylinder is studied. The idea of self-propelled gyrotactic microorganisms is implemented to stabilize the suspended nanoparticles in Williamson liquid. Darcy-Forchheimer together with porosity effects are accounted in the flow. Energy relation is modeled in view of thermal radiation, variable thermal conductivity and Joule heating. Activation energy linked with chemical reaction is executed at the surface. Furthermore, Brownian dispersion and thermophoresis effects are also considered. Flow governing dimensional model is acquired using boundary layer suppositions. Suitable transformations are used to alter the system of PDE’s into non-dimensional. NDSolve code in Mathematica package is utilized to solve the model. Impacts of various flow regulating variables on velocity, temperature, mass concentration and motile density are investigated by plotting. Coefficient of skin friction, Sherwood number, motile density number and heat transfer rate are tabulated and analyzed. It is observed that velocity field decays while temperature field enhances versus rising dimensionless magnetic parameter. Moreover, due to magnetic field more Lorentz force is applied to the flow as a result surface drag force enhances while heat transfer rate decays.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)378-388
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Magnetics
Volume26
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Keywords

  • Activation energy
  • Bioconvection
  • Darcy-forchheimer
  • Variable thermal conductivity
  • Williamson nanofluid

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