Spectral simulation of hydromagnetic flow with dissipative and radiative heat transfer over an inclined rotating disk within a non‐Darcy porous medium

Abstract

Abstract The goal of the research presented in this paper is to examine how a magnetic field affects the unsteady flow of an incompressible nanofluid over a spinning disc that is inclined and stretched while the flow is embedded in a non‐Darcy porous medium. Furthermore, the heat transmission mechanism takes into account Joule heating and viscous dissipation. By imposing thermal radiation to enhance the heat transmission system under the effects of convection, the current article becomes more realistic. A set of nonlinear partial differential equations and associated boundary conditions defines the mathematical problem. Using an appropriate similarity transformation, the mathematical model is converted into a set of nonlinear ordinary differential equations with boundary conditions, which are then solved numerically by the Spectral Quasi Linearization Method (SQLM). Graphs and tables for various flow parameters illustrate the complete results for the exploration of dimensionless velocity and temperature. Regression analysis is used to statistically estimate the local Nusselt number and the skin friction coefficients. From the numerical results, it is found that when the magnetic parameter is increased, the flow velocity in the radial and tangential directions decreases due to the Lorentz force. With the variation of the Forchheimer number, the fluid flow in both directions decreases with increasing inertia coefficient. By increasing the magnetic parameter and Eckart number, the temperature of the fluid increases. The performed quadratic regression analysis reveals that the permeability of the medium and the generated Lorentz force are significant for the skin friction coefficient in the radial direction, whereas the stretching parameter and Forchheimer number are significant for the skin friction coefficient in the tangential direction. Thermal radiation and convective heating are found to significantly affect the heat transfer coefficient.