Hall Effect on Radiative Casson Fluid Flow with Chemical Reaction on a Rotating Cone through Entropy Optimization

Entropy (Basel). 2020 Apr 22;22(4):480. doi: 10.3390/e22040480.

Abstract

Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow with Hall current has numerous applications in industrial areas such as Hall current accelerators, MHD power generators, planetary dynamics, Hall current sensors, etc. In this paper, the analysis of an unsteady MHD Casson fluid with chemical reaction over a rotating cone is presented. The impacts of Hall current, joule heating, thermal radiation, and viscous dissipation are analyzed. Entropy optimization is also considered in the present analysis. The system of coupled equations is tackled with homotopy analysis method (HAM). The convergence of HAM is also shown through figures. Deviations in the flow due to dimensionless parameters are shown graphically. Similarly, the variation in skin friction, Nusselt number, and Sherwood number are deliberated through Tables. A justification of the current consequences is presented.

Keywords: casson fluid; chemical reaction; entropy; hall effect; rotating cone; thermal radiation.