Impact of heat generation/absorption of magnetohydrodynamics Oldroyd-B fluid impinging on an inclined stretching sheet with radiation

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 17688
• Main Authors: Mabood, Fazle, Bognár, Gabriella, Shafiq, Anum
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 19.10.2020
• Subjects: 639/166; 639/166/988; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Science; Science (multidisciplinary)
• ISSN: 2045-2322; 2045-2322
• DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-74787-2

In this paper, we have investigated thermally stratified MHD flow of an Oldroyd-B fluid over an inclined stretching surface in the presence of heat generation/absorption. Similarity solutions for the transformed governing equations are obtained. The reduced equations are solved numerically using the Runge–Kutta Fehlberg method with shooting technique. The influences of various involved parameters on velocity profiles, temperature profiles, local skin friction, and local Nusselt number are discussed. Numerical values of local skin friction and local Nusselt number are computed. The significant outcomes of the study are that the velocity decreases when the radiation parameter R d is increased while the temperature profile is increased for higher values of radiation parameter R d in case of opposing flow, moreover, growth in Deborah number β 2 enhance the velocity and momentum boundary layer. The heat transfer rate is decrease due to magnetic strength but increase with the increased values of Prandtl and Deborah numbers. The results of this model are closely matched with the outputs available in the literature.