%O cited By 8; Conference of 1st International Conference on Science and Engineering of Materials, ICoSEM 2013 ; Conference Date: 13 November 2013 Through 14 November 2013; Conference Code:106246
%X In this paper, the effects of internal heat generation or absorption on free convection flow of a nanofluid past an isothermal inclined plate have been investigated numerically. The governing boundary-layer equations are first transformed into a system of coupled nonlinear ordinary differential equations using similarity variables. An efficient implicit finite-difference scheme known as the Keller-box method is employed to solve the resulting nonlinear equations. The effects of internal heat generation or absorption parameter on the flow fields have been presented graphically and discussed. It is found that the rate of heat transfer decreases with increasing heat generation, Brownian motion and thermophoresis parameters whereas it increases with increasing heat absorption parameter and Prandtl number. © (2014) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
%C Kuala Lumpur
%K Brownian movement; Heat generation; Isotherms; Natural convection; Nonlinear equations; Ordinary differential equations; Thermophoresis, Boundary layer equations; Heat absorption; Heat generation or absorption; Implicit finite-difference schemes; Inclined plate; Internal heat generation; Nanofluids; Nonlinear ordinary differential equation, Nanofluidics
%L scholars5134
%A S. Akilu
%A M. Narahari
%D 2014
%I Trans Tech Publications Ltd
%P 267-271
%R 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.970.267
%V 970
%J Advanced Materials Research
%T Effects of heat generation or absorption on free convection flow of a nanofluid past an isothermal inclined plate