Magnetohydrodynamic third-grade non-Newtonian nanofluid flow through a porous coaxial cylinder

Abstract

The convective flow of third grade non-Newtonian nanofluid through porous coaxial cylinders with inclined magnetic field is investigated. The governing partial differential equations are transformed to a system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations using the non-dimensional quantities. The transformed system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations is solved numerically using the fourth-order Runge-Kutta method. The viscosity of the nanofluid is considered as a function of temperature in form of Vogel’s model. Numerical solutions are obtained for the velocity, temperature and nanoparticles concentration. The effects of the some physical parameters particularly the angle of inclination, the magnetic, Brownian motion and thermophoresis parameters on non-dimensional velocity, temperature and nanoparticles concentration are analyzed. It is found that as the angle of inclination of magnetic field increases, the velocity decreases. The results also show that increasing the thermophoresis parameter and Brownian motion, the temperature increases. By increasing the Brownian motion or decreasing the thermophoresis parameter, nanoparticles concentration increases.