In this paper the steady three-dimensional stagnation-point flow of an incompressible, homogeneous, electrically conducting micropolar fluid over a flat plate is numerically investigated. The fluid is permeated by a uniform external magnetic field. The effects of the magnetic field on the velocity and on the microrotation profiles are presented graphically and discussed. The results obtained indicate that the thickness of the boundary layer decreases when the magnetic field increases. Moreover the magnetic field tends to prevent the occurrence of the reverse flow and of the reverse microrotation
Abstract. The steady two-dimensional oblique stagnation-point flow of an electrically conducting Newtonian fluid in the presence of a uniform external electromagnetic field (E0, H0) is analyzed, and some physical situations are examined. In particular, if E0 vanishes, H0 lies in the plane of the flow, with a direction not parallel to the boundary, and the induced magnetic field is neglected, it is proved that the oblique stagnation-point flow exists if, and only if, the external magnetic field is parallel to the dividing streamline. In all cases it is shown that the governing nonlinear partial differential equations admit similarity solutions, and the resulting ordinary differential problems are solved numerically. Finally, the behaviour of the flow near the boundary is analyzed; this depends on the Hartmann number if H0 is parallel to the dividing streamline.
Abstract. The steady two-dimensional oblique stagnation-point flow of an electrically conducting micropolar fluid in the presence of a uniform external electromagnetic field (E 0 , H 0 ) is analyzed and some physical situations are examined. In particular, if E 0 vanishes, H 0 lies in the plane of the flow, with a direction not parallel to the boundary, and the induced magnetic field is neglected. It is proved that the oblique stagnationpoint flow exists if, and only if, the external magnetic field is parallel to the dividing streamline. In all cases it is shown that the governing nonlinear partial differential equations admit similarity solutions and the resulting ordinary differential problems are solved numerically. Finally, the behaviour of the flow near the boundary is analyzed; this depends on the three dimensionless material parameters, and also on the Hartmann number if H 0 is parallel to the dividing streamline.76W05, 76D10. Micropolar fluids, MHD flow, oblique stagnation-point flow.
We derive the homogenized governing equations for a double porosity system where the fluid flow within the individual compartments is governed by the coupling between the Darcy and the Darcy–Brinkman equations at the
microscale
, and are subjected to inhomogeneous body forces. The homogenized
macroscale
results are obtained by means of the asymptotic homogenization technique and read as a double Darcy differential model with mass exchange between phases. The role of the microstructure is encoded in the effective hydraulic conductivities which are obtained by solving periodic cell problems whose properties are illustrated and compared. We conclude by solving the new model by means of a semi-analytical approach under the assumption of azimuthal axisymmetry to model the movement of fluid within a lymph node.
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