Two-Phase Flow of Fluid-Particle Interaction over a Stretching Sheet in the Presence of Magnetic Field

Abstract

Abstract This article presents a theoretical study of magnetohydrodynamic boundary layer flow of a dusty viscoelastic fluid over a porous stretching sheet. The basic steady equations of the viscoelastic second grade fluid and dust phases are in the form of partial differential equations. A set of coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations is obtained by using suitable similarity transformations. The approximate first order solutions of the resulting equations are obtained using the perturbation technique. The results are also verified with the well-known finite difference technique known as Keller box method. The physical insight of the involved parameters on the velocity of both fluid and dust phases and the skin-friction coefficient is shown through graphs and tables and discussed in detail. The study shows that an increased effective viscosity increases the velocity of both fluid and particle phase.