| publication name | Blowing and Suction Effects on Free Convection of a Non-Newtonian Fluid Over a Vertical Cone Embedded in a Porous Medium in the Presence of Thermal Radiation and Non-Uniform Heat Generation/Absorption |
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| Authors | Shimaa E. Waheed∗ and K. J. M. Abu Alnaja |
| year | 2015 |
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| journal | Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience |
| volume | Not Available |
| issue | Not Available |
| pages | Not Available |
| publisher | Not Available |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
Analysis is performed to investigate the effects of thermal radiation and non-uniform heat generation/ absorption on free convection boundary layer over a non-isothermal vertical permeable cone in a non-Newtonian power-law fluid saturated porous medium. The governing equations describing the problem are transformed into nonlinear ordinary differential equations using similarity transformation, which are solved numerically. Numerical computations are carried for various values of the parameters on the dimensionless temperature as well as the local Nusselt number. The results show that the thermal radiation parameter, the absolute value of the suction parameter and the heat generation parameter have the effect of depressing the local Nusselt number, whereas the power-law index parameter, the surface temperature exponent parameter, the injection parameter and the heat absorption parameter have the effect of enhancing the local Nusselt number.