Cattaneo-Christov heat flux model in flow of copper water nanofluid through a stretching/shrinking sheet on stagnation point in presence of heat generation/absorption and activation energy (Q2657600)

The authors develope a model to mathematically study Cu-water nanofluid stagnation point flow past a stretching/shrinking sheet. The generalized Fourier model, famously known as Cattaneo-Christov model in the presence of heat generation/absorption, is utilized to analyze the heat transfer. The effects of thermal radiation, suction, slip and activation energy are also reported. Moreover, the thermal conductivity of nanofluid is considered as a variable. Similarity transformations are utilized to write the equations in non-dimensional forms. The numerical solution of the flow problem is achieved by means of Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg method. Results depicting the behavior of solution profiles are presented via graphs and tables. Influence on skin friction, heat and mass transfer rates for varying strength of key parameters are also reported. Results show that thermal relaxation parameter and thermal radiation help to escalate heat transfer whereas activation energy compels mass transfer rate to decrease. Slip and suction are seen to decrease mass transfer and increase heat transfer, respectively. The present results shown in Table 2 are in close agreement with results of \textit{M. Mustafa} et al. [``Buoyancy effects on the MHD nanofluid flow past a vertical surface with chemical reaction and activation energy'', Int. J. Heat Mass Transf. 108, 1340--1346 (2017; \url{doi:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2017.01.029})]. This gives me the strong confidence that the results presented here are correct. The reviewer is of the opinion that this is a well-done paper and will be of some importance for researchers working in the area of nanofluid.