Study on Nanofluid Boundary Layer Flow Over A Stretching Surface by Spectral Collocation Method

Abstract

The method of Spectral collocation is used to analyze the flowing Nano fluid layer in contact with a stretching surface for comprehensive information and thus to have its utility in industrial activities like the production of glass fibers, petroleum refining, hot rolling of metals, metal spinning etc. The spectral collocation model incorporates thermophoresis and Brownian motion phenomena to describe the fluid flow, fluid concentration and temperature profiles. A similarity solution has been presented for the governing equations of fluid momentum, concentration and temperature. The computational results are the function of Prandtl number (Pr), Lewis number (Le), thermophoresis and Brownian motion phenomena. The engineering quantities like thermophoresis parameter (Nt), Brownian motion parameter (Nb), buoyancy-ratio parameter (Nr) and reduced Nusselt number (Nu) and reduced Sherwood number (Sh) have tabulated corresponding to Prandtl number (Pr) and Lewis number (Le). The results of the current study thrown light on fluid velocity and heat transfer rates in the boundary layer. The numerous industrial products and manufacturing processes of superior quality can be exercised with the current studies.