Non-linear radiative bioconvection flow of cross nano-material with gyrotatic microorganisms and activation energy

Abstract

Bioconvection with gyrotactic microorganisms has a significant role in biotechnology and biosensors. This paper communicates a theoretical numerical investigation regarding the transient bioconvection flow of chemically reactive cross nanofluid over a permeable cylinder under the impact of nonlinear radiation and binary chemical reactions. Additionally, Arrhenius activation energy influences are taken into account. Further, revise model of nanoparticles is considered in present investigation. Boundary layer theory is invoked to develop the basic PDEs of microorganisms field, nanoparticles concentration, energy, momentum and mass for bioconvection flow of cross nanofluid in cylindrical coordinate system and then altered into nonlinear ODEs by utilizing the transforming variables. Numerical solutions of obtained highly nonlinear ODEs system are achieved through shooting Fehlberg approach for both the cases of stretching cylinder aw well as shrinking cylinder. Numerical computations for surface drag force, mass transfer rate, density number of microorganisms and heat transfer rate are executed. It is interesting to found that the density number of microorganisms is depreciated for higher estimation of Peclet number, microorganisms difference parameter and bioconvection Rayleigh number in both cases of stretching cylinder as well as shrinking cylinder. Furthermore, nanoparticles concentration is accelerated for the augmented values of activation energy parameter in shrinking as well as stretching cylinder. For the authenticity of considered study, we have also made a comparative analysis with existing study and noticed to be in excellent agreement.