Carbon nanotubes on unsteady MHD non-Darcy flow over porous wedge in presence of thermal radiation energy

doi:10.1007/s10483-016-2115-8

Abstract

Abstract:

The thermal radiation energy is the clean energy with a much lower environmental impact than the conventional energy. The objective of the present work is to investigate theoretically the effect of copper nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in the presence of base fluid (water) with the variable stream condition due to the thermal radiation energy. Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in the presence of base fluid flow over a porous wedge play a significant role compared to those of copper nanoparticles on absorbing the incident solar radiation and transiting it to the working fluid by convection.

Key words: copper nanoparticle, magnetic field, thermal radiation energy, carbon nanotube (CNT)

2010 MSC Number:

R. KANDASAMY, R. MOHAMMAD, I. MUHAIMIN. Carbon nanotubes on unsteady MHD non-Darcy flow over porous wedge in presence of thermal radiation energy. Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English Edition), 2016, 37(8): 1031-1040.

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