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. 2022 Sep 9;13(9):1497. doi: 10.3390/mi13091497
a Constant
u,v Velocity components
f Similarity function for velocity
T∞ Ambient temperature
Tw Wall constant temperature
T Fluid Temperature
χ Microorganism concentration
θ Dimensionless temperature
ϕ Dimensionless concentration
C∞ Ambient concentration
C Fluid concentration
β Power index number
B∘ Magnetic field strength (NA-1m-1)
δ Deborah number
ReL Local Reynolds number
Z Modified Hartmann number
M Magnetic Parameter
Rd Thermal Radiation
ϒ Heat source/sink parameter
Cr Chemical reaction
λ1 Thermal Relaxation parameter
λ2 Concentration Relaxation parameter
Nt Thermophoresis parameter
Nb Brownian motion parameter
Bi Biot number
Pr Prandtl number
Sc Schmidt number
Pe Peclet number
Lb Lewis number
ϖ Microorganism concentration difference parameter
DB Mass diffusivity
DT Thermophoresis diffusivity
J∘ Current density
Cf Skin friction coefficient
Nux Nusselt number
Shx Sherwood number
Whx Microorganism density number
k Thermal conductivity of the fluid (m2/s)
Br Brickman number
SG Local volumetric entropy generation rate
NG Entropy number
Be Bejan number
τ Ratio of the effective heat capacity
η Similarity variable
ρ Fluid Density
μ Dynamic viscosity
∞ Ambient condition