Significance of induced magnetic force bio-convective flow of radiative Maxwell nanofluid with activation energy

• Main Authors: Faris Alzahrani, M. Ijaz Khan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
• Series: Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
• Subjects: Bioconvection flow; Maxwell nanofluid; Induced magnetic force; Numerical scheme
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X21004457

Recently, the thermal prospective of nanofluids has been studied extensively by researchers due to motivating thermal applications of such nano-materials. The most fascinating applications associated to the nano-materials included the heat transfer enhancement, solar applications, energy resources, extrusion systems, medical and bio-medical applications, cooling and heating of many devices etc. The collective transport nanoparticles with microorganisms ensure the stability and nanofluids and improve the thermal efficiencies. This research presents the novel applications of induced magnetic force impact on the bio-convective transport of non-Newtonian nanoparticles when the thermal radiation and activation energy consequences become more dominant. The nonlinear thermal relations have been introduced to improve the thermal process. The Maxwell nanofluid model is selected to improve the thermal transportation phenomenon. The consideration of microorganisms is effective to ensure the stability of nano-materials. The stretched surface induced the flow with assumptions of stagnation point. The model is presented in terms of coupled and nonlinear equations which are solved with aim of shooting algorithm. The physical outcomes are carefully observed and presented via graphs and tables. A decrement change in velocity is observed due to velocity ratio parameter. The nanofluid temperature improved with increasing and velocity ratio parameter and Biot constant. Moreover, the presence of reciprocal magnetic Prandtl number increases the nanofluid temperature, concentration and microorganisms profiles.