Rotational nanofluids for oxytactic microorganisms with convective boundary conditions using bivariate spectral quasi-linearization method

Abstract

In this study, we considered the three-dimensional flow of a rotating viscous, incompressible electrically conducting nanofluid with oxytactic microorganisms and an insulated plate floating in the fluid. Three scenarios were considered in this study. The first case is when the fluid drags the plate, the second is when the plate drags the fluid and the third is when the plate floats on the fluid at the same velocity. The denser microorganisms create the bioconvection as they swim to the top following an oxygen gradient within the fluid. The velocity ratio parameter plays a key role in the dynamics for this flow. Varying the parameter below and above a critical value alters the dynamics of the flow. The Hartmann number, buoyancy ratio and radiation parameter have a reverse effect on the secondary velocity for values of the velocity ratio above and below the critical value. The Hall parameter on the other hand has a reverse effect on the primary velocity for values of velocity ratio above and below the critical value. The bioconvection Rayleigh number decreases the primary velocity. The secondary velocity increases with increasing values of the bioconvection Rayleigh number and is positive for velocity ratio values below 0.5. For values of the velocity ratio parameter above 0.5, the secondary velocity is negative for small values of bioconvection Rayleigh number and as the values increase, the flow is reversed and becomes positive.

Keywords

bioconvection / oxytactic microorganisms / velocity ratio / rotational nanofluid / bivariate spectral quasilinearization method (BSQLM)

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