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Numerical simulations for swimming of gyrotactic microorganisms with Williamson nanofluid featuring Wu’s slip, activation energy and variable thermal conductivity

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The pioneer motivations for current flow model are to study the rheological aspects of chemical reactive Williamson nano-material with utilization of gyrotactic microorganisms. The peak theme of activation energy and variable thermal conductivity are also incorporated. Unlike typical investigations, current flow model is formulated with employment of slip consequences with higher order relations. The induced flow is caused by a porous stretched surface additionally impact by magnetic force. The flow equations are transmuted into dimensionless form first for which numerical simulations are performed using famous finite difference approximations. The results are verified for limiting cases by comparing with various investigations and found excellent accuracy. The physical insight of all flow parameters are graphically underlined with interesting physical appliances. Furthermore, the numerical calculation for heat transfer enhancement, change in mass flux and motile density simulations are also evaluated in tabular form. The stream line and contour plots are also prepared.

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  1. Department of Information Technology, Fanshawe College London, London, ON, Canada

    Fazle Mabood

  2. Department of Mathematics, COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal, 57000, Pakistan

    Sami Ullah Khan

  3. Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Vietnam

    Iskander Tlili

  4. Faculty of Civil Engineering, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, 550000, Vietnam

    Iskander Tlili

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Mabood, F., Khan, S.U. & Tlili, I. Numerical simulations for swimming of gyrotactic microorganisms with Williamson nanofluid featuring Wu’s slip, activation energy and variable thermal conductivity. Appl Nanosci 13, 131–144 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-020-01548-y

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