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Int. J. of Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2015, vol.20, No.3, pp.589-603
DOI: 10.1515/ijame-2015-0038
MHD FLOW OF WALTERS’ LIQUID B OVER A NONLINEARLY
STRETCHING SHEET
P.G. SIDDHESHWAR*
Department of Mathematics, Bangalore University
Central College Campus
Bangalore – 560 001, INDIA
U.S. MAHABALESHWAR
Department of Mathematics
Government First Grade College for Women
Hassan 573 201, INDIA
E-mail: ulavathi@gmail.com
A. CHAN
University of Nottingham (Malaysia Campus) Jalan Broga
43500, Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, MALAYSIA
The paper discusses the boundary layer flow of a weak electrically conducting viscoelastic Walters’ liquid B
over a nonlinearly stretching sheet subjected to an applied transverse magnetic field, when the liquid far away
from the surface is at rest. The stretching is assumed to be a quadratic function of the coordinate along the
direction of stretching. An analytical expression is obtained for the stream function and velocity components as a
function of the viscoelastic parameter, the Chandrasekhar number and stretching related parameters. The results
have possible technological applications in liquid based systems involving stretchable materials.
Key words: analytical solution, magnetic field, nonlinear stretching sheet, Walters’ liquid B.
1. Introduction
Polymer extrusion, drawing of copper wires, continuous stretching of plastic films and artificial
fibers, hot rolling, wire drawing, glass-fiber, metal extrusion, and metal spinning are some of the examples
where the problem of a stretching sheet arises. Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flows are relevant to many
practical applications in metallurgy industry, such as the cooling of continuous strips and filaments (sheet)
drawn through quiescent liquid, the purification of molten metals from non-metallic inclusions.
Ever since the pioneering works of Sakiadis (1961b), several works have appeared to consider
various aspects of the problem (see Siddheshwar and Mahabaleshwar, 2005 and Rajagopal et al., 1987).
Pavlov (1974) studied the MHD boundary layer flow of an electrically conducting liquid due to a stretching
sheet in the presence of a transverse magnetic field. He neglected the induced magnetic field under the
assumption of a small magnetic Reynolds number. The stability of the solution was analyzed by Takhar et al.
(1989) and it was found that the magnetic field has a stabilizing effect on three-dimensional disturbances of
the Taylor-Görtler type. The core assumption in most of the reported problems is that the stretching is
linearly proportional to the axial distance. This is valid provided the stretching process is delicate and slow,
leading to the assumption of constant rate of stretching. It is not difficult to see that the above assumption is
quite idealistic and impractical. In the strictest sense the stretching has to be nonlinearly proportional to the
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axial distance. The current work is a generalization of the classical work of Andersson (1992) for a linear
stretching sheet and presents new results on the problem. In the present paper, as a first step in the general
nonlinear modelling exercise, we make use of a simple quadratic stretching model.
2. Mathematical formulation
We consider a steady, two-dimensional boundary layer flow of an incompressible and electrically
conducting isothermal viscoelastic Walters’ liquid B flow due to a quadratically stretching sheet (see Fig.1).
A uniform transverse magnetic field
0
H
is applied along the y-axis on the weak electrically conducting
liquid occupying the half space y>0. The magnetic Reynolds number is small and hence the induced
magnetic field is negligible as compared to the applied magnetic field. The Walters’ liquid B is an
approximation for short or rapidly fading memory liquids and is thus an approximation to first order in
elasticity. The liquid is at rest and the motion is effected by pulling the sheet on both ends with equal forces
parallel to the sheet and with a speed u, which varies quadratically with the distance from the slit as
.
2
uxx
The resulting motion of the otherwise quiescent liquid is thus caused solely by the moving
sheet.
Fig.1. Schematic of the stretching sheet problem.
The steady, two-dimensional conservation of mass and the momentum boundary layer equations for
the quadratically stretching sheet problem involving Walters’ liquid B are (see Beard and Walters, 1964)
uv
0
xy
, (2.1)
vv
2
23322
00
2232
H
uuu u u uuuuu
uuku
txy x yxy
yxyyy
, (2.2)
subject to the boundary conditions
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at ,
vat ,
as .
2
uxx y0
xy0
u0 y
(2.3a, b, c)
Here u and v are the components of the liquid velocity in the x and y directions, respectively,
is
the limiting viscosity at small rates, 0
H is the applied magnetic field,
is the kinematic viscosity,
is the
electrical conductivity and 0
k is the first moment of the distribution function of relaxation times. Further we
assume , and thereby , is quite small that facilitates the assumption of a weakly two-dimensional flow as
considered in the paper.
As pointed out by Vleggaar (1977) in a polymer processing application involving spinning of
filaments without blowing, laminar boundary layer occurs over a relatively small length of the zone 0.0 - 0.5
m from the die which may be taken as the origin of Fig.1. This is in fact the zone over which the major part
of the stretching takes place. In such a process the initial velocity is low (about 0.3 m/s) but not very low
enough always to assume linear stretching. Thus a good approximation of the velocity of the sheet is
2
uxx (at any rate for the first 10 - 60 cm of the spinning zone), where and
are the coefficients of
the linear and quadratic stretching terms. We have adopted the quadratic stretching model in our problem.
The intention of the mathematical formulation as above is twofold:
(i). To seek an analytical solution of the linear stretching sheet and
(ii). To consider the effect of mild perturbations on the classical linear stretching sheet problem.
We now make the equations and boundary conditions dimensionless using the following definition
**
,v
(,) , , (,) , , = ,
u
XY xy UV t 2
. (2.4)
Equations (2.1) and (2.2) take the non-dimensional form as follows
UV
0
X
Y
, (2.5)
*Q
23322
1
2232
UUUU U UUUUU
UV kU V U
XY X YXY
YXYYY
(2.6)
where Q
2
0
H
is the Chandrasekhar number and 0
1
k
k
is the viscoelastic parameter. The parameter
1
k represents a measure of the relative importance of elastic and viscous effects and can thus be identified
with the Weissenberg number. Since we are considering mild perturbation, we have *1 and hence the
time-derivative can be justifiably neglected in Eq.(2.6) do so in the analysis that follows.
Introducing the stream function (,)
X
Y as
,UV
YX
, (2.7)
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we get from Eq.(2.6) the following
Q
.
32 2
32
442323
134 322
XYXYY
YY
kYXXY
XY Y Y Y XY
(2.8)
The boundary conditions to be satisfied by
can be obtained from Eqs (2.3), (2.4) and (2.7) as
*
*
at ,
at = ,
as .
2
X
XY0
Y
2X Y0
X
0Y
Y
(2.9a, b, c)
The solution to Eq.(2.8), subject to Eqs (2.9), may be taken as
*
() ()
2
X
fY X f Y
(2.10)
where prime denotes differentiation with respect to Y. Substituting Eq.(2.10) into Eq.(2.8),
**
*
*
Q
.
22232
22
1
23 2
1
XX ffff 2Xfff
Y
XX fk2fffff
Y
2k X 2 f f f f f
(2.11)
From Eq.(2.11), one immediately obtains
Q,
22
1
fff f f
k2
ff ff f
0
(2.12)
Q1
f
fff f fkff ff
,
(2.13)
.
22
1
ff f
k
ff
2
ff f
0
Equation (2.12) turns out redundant as it can be obtained by differentiating Eq.(2.11) once with
respect to Y.
The boundary conditions, for solving Equation (2.11) for f can be obtained from Eqs (2.9a, b, c) in
the form
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() , () ,
() ,
() , ()
f
01 f0 s
f0 0
f
0f 0
(2.14a, b, c)
where *
*
s
. One can easily see that Eq.(2.13) is a differential equation for ()
f
Y
and we can also verify
that ()
s
Y
fY e
is a solution of Eq.(2.13) and this satisfies the derivative boundary conditions in Eqs
(2.14). Thus an appropriate solution of Eq.(2.11) is
()
s
Y
fY A Be
, (2.15)
that satisfies the boundary condition (2.14) provided
**
**
, andAB 1
s
A
. (2.16a, b, c)
We also note that Eq.(2.15) can be a solution of the nonlinear differential Eq.(2.11) if and only if
*
*
Q
1
1
s1k
. (2.17)
We may now write
()
f
Y from Eqs (2.15) - (2.17) as Dandapat et al. (2004), Andersson (1992)
()
s
Y
1e
fY s
. (2.18)
It is in place to note here that Dandapat et al. (2004) were the first to obtain this type of solution.
Having obtained ()
f
Y and thereby the stream function
, we now move on to find the expression for the
streamline pattern of the flow in the region around the stretching sheet that can be obtained from Eq.(2.10)
as
*
() ()
2
X
fY X f Y C
(2.19)
where C is a constant. The streamline C can be written in the functional form as
*2
XX
1s
YLn
X
sC
s
. (2.20)
Substituting Eq.(2.10) into Eq.(2.7), we can get the velocity components U and V as
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*
() ()
2
UXfY XfY
, (2.21)
*
() ()VfY2XfY
. (2.22)
We now discuss the results obtained in the study.
3. Results and discussion
The problem of a flexible sheet undergoing quadratic stretching is investigated for the flow it
generates in its immediate neighbourhood. The stretching sheet is the sole reason for the liquid flow, and
liquid viscoelasticity significantly influences the flow. The flow of the electrically conducting liquid,
inhibited by a transverse magnetic field, is studied with the help of streamline patterns and also the axial and
transverse velocity distributions. The results are analyzed against the background of the classical linear
stretching problem
*0 involving Newtonian liquids
and Q
1
k0 0
(see Crane, 1970). Before we
discuss the results of the study, we make some general observations. From Eq.(2.17) it is clear that the k1
range of applicability of the solution is
,1 . This can further be substantiated as follows. Differentiating
Eq.(2.11) with respect to Y, and subject to condition (2.14), one gets
() ()
Q
1
1k
f
0f0
1
. (3.1)
From the above equation, we see that ()
f
00
for 1
k1
. In conjunction with the condition
()
f
0s
in Eq.(2.14a), this would mean
()
f
0s0
. (3.2)
Obviously, for
1
k1, the quadratic stretching sheet problem ceases to exist. For 1
k1we note that
Q
1
1
s1k
is complex. Hence it stands reiterated that the range of applicability of 1
k must be
,1 .
We note that negative values of k1 give us the results of a second order liquid and positive values of
1
k those of a Walters’ liquid B model. We now discuss the results of the study on Walters’ liquid B followed
by those on the second order liquid.
Figure 2 is a plot of the streamline (,)
X
Y1
for different values of *
when Q = 1 and .
1
k02
.
Increasing value of *
indicates the increasing rate of quadratic stretching. We find from the figure that the
increasing rate of stretching restricts the dynamics in the axial direction to regions close to the slit. It is
evident from the figures that the Chandrasekhar number Q, viscoelastic parameter 1
k and the quadratic
stretching parameter *
work against each other in the lifting of the liquid as we go downstream.
Figure 3 is a plot of various stream lines (,)
X
YC
when *.,01 Q = 1 and .
1
k02. As is
depicted in the figure, at large axial distances the streamlines converge together and are lifted up due to
quadratic stretching.
Figure 4 is a plot of the streamline (,)
X
Y1
for different values of 1
k and *.,01 when Q = 1.
It is evident from the aforementioned 3 figures that the viscoelastic parameter 1
k, Chandrasekhar number Q
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and the quadratic stretching parameter
*
work against each other in the lifting of the liquid as we go
downstream.
Figure 5 is a plot of the streamline
(,)XY 1
for different values of Q and
*
.,01
when
.
1
k02
. It is evident from the aforementioned 3 figures that the viscoelastic parameter
1
k
and the quadratic
stretching parameter
*
work against each other in the lifting of the liquid as we go downstream.
Fig.2. Streamline
(,)XY 1
for different values of
*.
X
Fig.3. Streamlines
(,)XY C
for different values of C.
5
1
0
1
5
2
0
2
530
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
C = 1
2
3
4
Y
*.01
.
.
1
k02
Q10
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X
Fig.4. Streamline *( , )
X
Y1
for different values of 1
k.
X
Fig.5. Streamline *( , )
X
Y1
for different values of Q.
We now discuss the axial and transverse velocity distributions with an observation that
*as
sY 2 sY
UXe sXe 0 Y
, (3.3)
and
5
1
0
1
5
2
0
2
530
0.25
0.5
0.75
1
1.25
1.5
1.75
2
5
1
0
1
5
2
0
2
530
0.25
0.5
0.75
1
1.25
1.5
1.75
2
Y
.
1
k00
*.01
Q = 1.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
Y
*.01
k1 = 0.2
Q = 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0
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*as
sY sY
1e 1
V2Xe Y
ss
, (3.4)
i.e., the flow outside the boundary layer becomes uniform and is directed perpendicular to the sheet. The
boundary layer thickness 1
, defined as the distance from the sheet at which the streamwise velocity U has
been reduced to one percent of the velocity *2
X
X of the quadratic stretching surface, can be expressed
as
1
Ln 100
s
. (3.5)
Using Eq.(2.17) in Eq.(3.5), we get
Q
11
1Ln 100
1k
. (3.6)
Thus, we see that the boundary layer thickness 1
is coordinate-independent for all permissible
values of k1. Figure 6 shows the variation of 1
with k1 and Q. We see from the figure that the effect of
increasing k1 in the range 1
k1 and/or Q is to increase 1
.
Fig.6. Variation of boundary layer thickness 1
with 1
k for different values of Q.
Figures 7-16, that are three-dimensional plots of the velocity components U(X, Y) and V(X, Y), reveal
more than the conventional two-dimensional projections on the U-Y and V-Y planes. Figure 7 is a plot of the
Crane (1970) profile of the linear stretching problem. One can easily see from the figure that the horizontal
and vertical extent of the dynamics on the stretching sheet increases as we go along axial direction.
Figure 8 brings out the effect of the quadratic stretching of the sheet as well as the viscoelasticity of
the liquid and the magnetic field. Clearly, both the above effects give rise to an extended dynamic region
compared to the linear stretching problem of a Newtonian liquid. Comparing Figs 8 and 9 it is obvious that
the quadratic stretching increases the vertical extent of the dynamic region. Comparing Figs 9 and 10 of
1
k
0
2
4
6
8
10
-1 0 1
Q = 2.0 1.5 1.0 0.5
0
1
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quadratic stretching we find that the effect of viscoelasticity is to initiate lifting of the liquid more closer to
the slit compared to that of a Newtonian liquid. On comparing Figs 8 and 10 we conclude that the effect of
increasing Q is to reduce the dynamic region in the vertical extent and increase the same in the axial
direction.
Fig.7. Axial velocity U(X, Y) for the linear stretching sheet problem of Crane (1970).
Fig.8. Axial velocity U(X, Y) for the quadratic stretching sheet problem.
1
2
3
4
5
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
1
2
3
4
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
*= 0.0 (linear stretching)
k1 = 0.0 (Newtonian liquid)
Q = 0.0
Y
U
X = 1
2
3
4
5
*= 0.1
k1 = 0.2
Q = 1.0
U
Y
X
= 1
2
3
4
5
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Fig.9. Axial velocity U(X, Y) for the quadratic stretching sheet problem.
Fig.10. Axial velocity U(X, Y) for the quadratic stretching sheet problem.
The transverse velocity profile brings out the fact that quadratic stretching greatly influences the
vertical velocity compared to that in the case of linear stretching. Figure 11 depicts the X - independence of V
while Fig.12 spells out that quadratic stretching induces the X - dependence of the transverse velocity
component V. Figures 13 and 14 explain the nature of the influence of k1 on V for the problem of quadratic
stretching. The influence of k1 on V(X, Y) is similar to its influence on U(X, Y) and the same is demonstrated
by Figs 13 and 14. The influence of quadratic stretching on U(X, Y) and V(X, Y) of a second order liquid
shows that the vertical variation is comparatively less than the axial variation. This is demonstrated in Figs
15 and 16 that depict the axial and transverse velocity profiles for the quadratic stretching sheet problem in a
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second-order liquid. The corresponding graphs for a Walters’ liquid B model are Figs 8 and 12. It is clear
that the lifting is initiated closer to the slit in the case of a Walters’ liquid B model compared to the second
order liquid. In the case of the latter the flow is more strongly two-dimensional than in the former case. This
is clearly seen on comparing Figs 12 and 16.
Fig.11. Transverse velocity V(X, Y) for the linear stretching sheet problem of Crane (1970).
Fig.12. Transverse velocity V(X, Y) for the quadratic stretching sheet problem.
0
1
2
3
4
5
X
0
1
2
3
4
5
Y
-1
-0.75
-0.5
-0.25
0
V
0
1
2
3
4
5
X
*
= 0.0
k
1
= 0.0
Q = 0.0
0
1
2
3
4
5
X
0
1
2
3
4
5
Y
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0
V
0
1
2
3
4
5
X
*
= 0.1
k
1
= 0.2
Q = 1.0
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Fig.13. Transverse velocity V(X, Y) for the quadratic stretching sheet problem.
Fig.14. Transverse velocity V(X, Y) for the quadratic stretching sheet problem.
Fig.15. Axial velocity U(X, Y) for the quadratic stretching sheet problem.
0
1
2
3
4
5
X
0
1
2
3
4
5
Y
-0.4
-0.2
0
V
0
1
2
3
4
5
X
*
= 0.1
k
1
= 0.5
Q = 1.0
0
1
2
3
4
5
X
0
1
2
3
4
5
Y
-0.4
-0.3
-0.2
V
0
1
2
3
4
5
X
*= 0.1
k1 = 0.2
Q = 2.0
0
1
2
3
4
5
X
0
1
2
3
4
5
Y
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
U
0
1
2
3
4
5
X
*
= 0.1
k
1
= -0.2
Q = 1.0
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Fig.16. Transverse velocity V(X, Y) for the quadratic stretching sheet problem.
Acknowledgments
The author Dr. U.S. Mahabaleshwar wishes to thank Bharat Ratna Prof. Dr. C.N.R. Rao F.R.S,
Hon’ble Chairman VGST and Dr. S. Anant Raj, Consultant, Department of IT, BT Science and Technlogy,
Government of Karnataka, India, for supporting this work under Seed Money to Young Scientists for
Research (# VGST/SMYSR/GRD-304/2013-14).
Nomenclature
H
0 – applied uniform vertical magnetic field
1
k – viscoelastic parameter
M – 0
H
(Hartmann number)
Q – square of M
U – dimensionless horizontal velocity
u – dimensional horizontal velocity component
v – dimensional vertical velocity
V – dimensionless vertical velocity
X – dimensionless horizontal coordinate
x – horizontal coordinate
Y – dimensionless vertical coordinate
y – vertical coordinate
– linear stretching sheet coefficient
– quadratic stretching sheet coefficient
1
– boundary layer thickness
– kinematic viscosity
– density
– electrical conductivity
– stream function
0
1
2
3
4
5
X
0
1
2
3
4
5
Y
-0.75
-0.5
-0.25
0
0.25
V
0
1
2
3
4
5
X
*
= 0.1
k
1
= -0.2
Q = 1.0
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