MHD Flow of Non-Newtonian Molybdenum Disulfide Nanofluid in a Converging/Diverging Channel with Rosseland Radiation

Abstract

The steady two-dimensional flow of an incompressible non-Newtonian Molybdenum Disulfide nanofluid in the presence of source or sink between two stretchable or shrinkable walls under the influence of thermal radiation is investigated numerically. A generalized transformation is applied to convert the constructed set of partial differential equations (PDEs) into the system of non-linear coupled ordinary differential equations (ODEs). The obtained system of ODEs are solved by using Runge-Kutta 4 th and 5 th order. The influence of physical parameters, shrinking/ stretching parameter, Casson parameter, Hartmann number, Reynolds number, solid volume fraction, opening angle of the channel and radiation parameter on the velocity and temperature distribution are observed for converging and diverging channels. It is noticed that thermal boundary layer thickness is diminished for increased thermal radiation resulting in gradual temperature fall. The results also reveal that velocity and temperature profile both are elevated on raising the stretching parameter and Hartmann number. A comparative analysis is made out to validate the present results.