The Newtonian heating effect on MHD free convective boundary layer flow of magnetic nanofluids past a moving inclined plate

Abstract

The effect of magnetic strength on the MHD free convection flow of nanofluids over a moving inclined plate with Newtonian heating is analyzed. The governing partial differential equations with Newtonian heating boundary conditions are transformed into a system of nonlinear coupled ordinary differential equations (ODEs) by using similarity transformations. The Keller Box method was used as a solvation method for ODEs. The skin friction and Nusselt number are evaluated analytically as well as numerically in a tabular form. Numerical results for velocity and temperature are shown graphically for various parameters of interest, and the physics of the problem is well explored. The significant findings of this study are promoting an angle of an aligned magnetic field, magnetic strength parameter, the angle of inclination parameter, local Grashof number, the volume fraction of nanoparticles, and Newtonian heating parameter. The result shows that the moving inclined plate in the same direction increases the skin friction coefficient and reduces the Nusselt number. It is also observed that the velocity of moving an inclined plate with the flow is higher compared to the velocity of moving an inclined plate against the flow. The temperature of a moving inclined plate with the flow is decreased much quicker than the temperature of a moving inclined plate against the flow. The other noteworthy observation of this study demonstrates that the Nusselt number in the Newtonian heating parameter shows that Fe3O4-kerosene is better than Fe3O4-water.