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Non-linear heat and mass transfer in a MHD Homann nanofluid flow through a porous medium with chemical reaction, heat generation and uniform inflow

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The steady MHD axisymmetric flow of an incompressible viscous electrically conducting nanofluid impinging on a permeable plate is investigated with heat and mass transfer. An external uniform magnetic field as well as a uniform inflow, in the presence of either suction or injection, are applied normal to the plate. The effects of heat (generation/absorption) and chemical reaction have been accentuated. This study indicates the incorporated influence of both the thermophoresis phenomenon and the Brownian behavior. Numerical solutions for the governing non-linear momentum, energy and nanoparticle equations have been obtained. The rates of heat and mass transfer are presented and discussed.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt

    N. T. EL-Dabe

  2. Department of Engineering Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Engineering, Fayoum University, 63415, Fayoum, Egypt

    H. A. Attia

  3. Higher Technological Institute (HTI), 3rd zone, 7th section, P.O Box NO. 4, 6th of October City, Giza, Egypt

    M. A. I. Essawy

  4. Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, 62511, Beni-Suef, Egypt

    A. A. Ramadan & A. H. Abdel-Hamid

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EL-Dabe, N.T., Attia, H.A., Essawy, M.A.I. et al. Non-linear heat and mass transfer in a MHD Homann nanofluid flow through a porous medium with chemical reaction, heat generation and uniform inflow. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 131, 395 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2016-16395-8

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