Authors:
David Kumar Parisa,K. Bhagya Swetha Latha,M. Gnaneswara Reddy,DOI NO:
https://doi.org/10.26782/jmcms.2025.07.00003Keywords:
Brownian motion,Chemical reaction,Heat source,Hybrid Nanofluid,Inclined magnetic field,Thermophoresis,Abstract
This study investigates the influence of thermophoresis, Brownian motion, and inclined magnetic fields on magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) mixed convective flow of a chemically reacting hybrid nanofluid over an inclined magnetic stretching sheet. The hybrid nanofluid comprises copper (Cu) and aluminum oxide (Al₂O₃) nanoparticles suspended in blood, serving as the base fluid. A heat source and first-order chemical reaction are incorporated into the model to analyze their combined impact on velocity, temperature, and concentration profiles. The governing system of highly nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs) is transformed into a set of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) using similarity transformations. These equations are numerically solved using the fourth-order Runge-Kutta method coupled with the shooting technique, implemented in MATLAB. Graphical results illustrate the effects of key dimensionless parameters such as magnetic field strength, thermophoretic and Brownian motion parameters, chemical reaction rate, and heat source on flow characteristics. The numerical results show excellent agreement with previously published studies, validating the accuracy of the methodology. The findings have potential applications in biomedical engineering, targeted drug delivery, and thermal management systems.Refference:
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