This research work deals with investigation of the thermal characteristics of the Darcy–Forchheimer hydromagnetic hybrid nanofluid (Al2O3-Cu/H2O) flow through a permeable stretching cylinder. The model equations, which consist of continuity, momentum, and energy equations, are converted to a set of coupled ordinary differential equations through similarity variables transformations and appropriate boundary conditions. Brownian motion and Thermophoresis effects are mainly focused in this work. The impacts of some interesting parameters over velocity, temperature, and concentrations profiles are graphically studied. The present study will be helpful in understanding the thermal characteristics of heat transfer liquids.
The current work will describe the entropy generation in an unsteady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow with a combined influence of mass and heat transfer through a porous medium. It will consider the flow in the XY plane and the plate with isothermal and ramped wall temperature. The wall shear stress is also considered. The influences of different pertinent parameters on velocity, the Bejan number and on the total entropy generation number are reported graphically. Entropy generation in the fluid is controlled and reduced on the boundary by using wall shear stress. It is observed in this paper that by taking suitable values of pertinent parameters, the energy losses in the system can be minimized. These parameters are the Schmitt number, mass diffusion parameter, Prandtl number, Grashof number, magnetic parameter and modified Grashof number. These results will play an important role in the heat flow of uncertainty and must, therefore, be controlled and managed effectively.
1 January 2017 in Mathematical Problems in Engineering
The present analysis represents the MHD flow of micropolar fluid past an oscillating infinite vertical plate embedded in porous media. At the plate, free convections are caused due to the differences in temperature and concentration. Therefore, the combined effect of radiative heat and mass transfer is taken into account. Partial differential equations are used in the mathematical formulation of a micropolar fluid. The system of dimensional governing equations is reduced to dimensionless form by means of dimensional analysis. The Laplace transform technique is applied to obtain the exact solutions for velocity, temperature, and concentration. In order to highlight the flow behavior, numerical computation and graphical illustration are carried out. Furthermore, the corresponding skin friction and wall couple stress are calculated.
Different types of nanomaterials are used these days. Among them, clay nanoparticles are the one of the most applicable and affordable options. Specifically, clay nanoparticles have numerous applications in the field of medical science for cleaning blood, water, etc. Based on this motivation, this article aimed to study entropy generation in different drilling nanoliquids with clay nanoparticles. Entropy generation and natural convection usually occur during the drilling process of oil and gas from rocks and land, wherein clay nanoparticles may be included in the drilling fluids. In this work, water, engine oil and kerosene oil were taken as base fluids. A comparative analysis was completed for these three types of base fluid, each containing clay nanoparticles. Numerical values of viscosity and effective thermal conductivity were computed for the nanofluids based on the Maxwell–Garnett (MG) and Brinkman models. The closed-form solution of the formulated problem (in terms of partial differential equations with defined initial and boundary conditions) was determined using the Laplace transform technique. Numerical facts for temperature and velocity fields were used to calculate the Bejan number and local entropy generation. These solutions are uncommon in the literature and therefore this work can assist in the exact solutions of a number of problems of technical relevance to this type. Herein, the effect of different parameters on entropy generation and Bejan number minimization and maximization are displayed through graphs.
Dusty fluids are utilized to minimize heat in systems like gas-freezing systems and nuclear-powered reactors, among other places. The present study aims to investigate the effect of Newtonian heating on dusty fluid flow. Between two parallel plates, the two-phase MHD fluctuating flow of the dusty fluid is considered. The dust particles inside the fluid are thought to be spherical and uniformly distributed. The generation and absorption of heat were also taken into consideration. The motion of the fluid is due to the motion of the right plate with free stream velocity . Partial differential equations are utilized to represent the flow regime. The Poincare-Light Hill Technique is used to find exact solutions. The impact of parameters on the temperature and velocity profiles are shown graphically. Skin friction and rate of heat transfer, two essential fluid parameters for engineers, are also evaluated in tabular form. The velocity of the fluid is shown to decrease with increasing magnetic field. The Newtonian heating phenomena has an effect on the plate’s heating.
1 January 2014 in Mathematical Problems in Engineering
This study investigates the effects of an arbitrary wall shear stress on unsteady magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flow of a Newtonian fluid with conjugate effects of heat and mass transfer. The fluid is considered in a porous medium over an inclined plate with ramped temperature. The influence of thermal radiation in the energy equations is also considered. The coupled partial differential equations governing the flow are solved by using the Laplace transform technique. Exact solutions for velocity and temperature in case of both ramped and constant wall temperature as well as for concentration fields are obtained. It is found that velocity solutions are more general and can produce a huge number of exact solutions correlative to various fluid motions. Graphical results are provided for various embedded flow parameters and discussed in detail.