Single walled carbon nanotubes on MHD unsteady flow over a porous wedge with thermal radiation with variable stream conditions

The objective of the present work was to investigate theoretically the effect of single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in the presence of water and seawater with variable stream condition due to solar radiation energy. The conclusion is drawn that the flow motion and the temperature field for SWCN...

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Published inAlexandria engineering journal Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 275 - 285
Main Authors Kandasamy, R., Muhaimin, I., Mohammad, Radiah
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.03.2016
Elsevier
Subjects
Porous wedge
Single walled carbon nanotubes
Solar energy radiation
Thermal stratification
Unsteady Hiemenz flow
Solar energy radiation
Unsteady Hiemenz flow
Single walled carbon nanotubes
Thermal stratification
Porous wedge
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Summary:The objective of the present work was to investigate theoretically the effect of single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) in the presence of water and seawater with variable stream condition due to solar radiation energy. The conclusion is drawn that the flow motion and the temperature field for SWCNTs in the presence of base fluid are significantly influenced by magnetic field, convective radiation and thermal stratification. Thermal boundary layer of SWCNTs-water is compared to that of Cu-water, absorbs the incident solar radiation and transits it to the working fluid by convection.
ISSN:1110-0168
DOI:10.1016/j.aej.2015.10.006