Communications in Theoretical Physics ›› 2018, Vol. 70 ›› Issue (02): 239-248.

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A Numerical Investigation of Nanocomposite of Copper and Titanium Dioxide in Water Based Fluid Influenced by Instigated Magnetic Region

Z. Iqbal, Ehtsham Azhar, E. N. Maraj, Zaffar Mehmood   

  1. Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences, HITEC University, Taxila 44700, Pakistan
  • Received: 2017-12-01 Revised: 2018-01-03 Published: 2018-08-01
  • Contact: Zaffar Mehmood,E-mail:12-phd-mt-007@hitecuni.edu.pk E-mail:12-phd-mt-007@hitecuni.edu.pk

Abstract: Presence of external electrical field plays a vital role in heat transfer and fluid flow phenomena. Keeping this in view present article is a numerical investigation of stagnation point flow of water based nanoparticles suspended fluid under the influence of induced magnetic field. A detailed comparative analysis has been performed by considering Copper and Titanium dioxide nanoparticles. Utilization of similarity analysis leads to a simplified system of coupled nonlinear differential equations, which has been tackled numerically by means of shooting technique followed by Runge-Kutta of order 5. The solutions are computed correct up to 6 decimal places. Influence of pertinent parameters is examined for fluid flow, induced magnetic field, and temperature profile. One of the key findings includes that magnetic parameter plays a vital role in directing fluid flow and lowering temperature profile. Moreover, it is concluded that Cu-water based nanofluid high thermal conductivity contributes in enhancing heat transfer efficiently.

Key words: water based fluid, instigated magnetic region, nanoscale particles, Copper and titanium dioxide, stagnation point flow, numerical solutions