Analysis of Forced Convection Boundary Layer Flow and Heat Transfer Past a Semi-Infinite Static and Moving Flat Plate Using Nanofluids-by Haar Wavelets

Abstract

The paper presents, the steady state two-dimensional forced convection boundary layer flow of heat transfer past a semi-infinite static flat plate (Blasius problem) and moving flat plate (Sakiadis problem) in the water based nanofluid with various nanoparticles. The self-similar solution exists for the boundary layer equations and using suitable similarity variables, the governing equations have been converted into coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations (NODEs) with an infinite domain. The governing problems over an infinite interval were solved using semi-numerical technique which makes the use of power of Haar wavelets coupled with collocation method. The solutions obtained using wavelet methods have been confirmed to be more accurate as compared to other previously published results. The several physical interesting results of the problem are concentrated and verified through numerical schemes. Three different types of nonmetallic or metallic nanoparticles such as alumina (Al2O3), copper (Cu) and titania (TiO2) in the base fluid of water with Prandtl number Pr = 6.2, to study the effect of solid volume fraction parameter Φ of the nanofluids. The effect of local skin friction coefficients, Nusselt number, velocity and temperature profiles are plotted for various values of nanoparticle volume fractions and for different nanoparticles are analyzed in detail, the numerical results are presented in terms of Tables. It predicts that, the solid volume fraction affects the fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics.