https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2016-16214-4
Regular Article
Thermophoresis and Brownian effects on the Blasius flow of a nanofluid due to a curved surface with thermal radiation
1
Department of Mathematics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
2
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, International Islamic University, 44000, Islamabad, Pakistan
* e-mail: rana.m.naveed@gmail.com
Received:
15
December
2015
Revised:
22
April
2016
Accepted:
24
May
2016
Published online:
27
June
2016
In this analysis, we have discussed the Blasius flow of a nanofluid over a curved surface coiled in a circle of radius R . The physical situation is formulated in a mathematical model using a curvilinear coordinates system. The model is considered for the nanofluid including the effects of Brownian motion and thermophoresis in the presence of thermal radiation. A similarity solution of the developed ordinary differential equations is obtained numerically using the shooting method. The influence of the various involved parameters on the flow phenomena are analyzed through graphs and tables.
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