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Heat Transfer Characteristics for Solar Energy Aspect on the Flow of Tangent Hyperbolic Hybrid Nanofluid over a Sensor Wedge and Stagnation Point Surface
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, P.O. Box 741, Tabuk, 71491, Saudi Arabia
* Corresponding Authors: N. Ameer Ahammad. Email: ,
Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer 2023, 21, 179-197. https://doi.org/10.32604/fhmt.2023.042009
Received 15 May 2023; Accepted 26 June 2023; Issue published 30 November 2023
Abstract
The conversion of solar radiation to thermal energy has recently attracted a lot of interest as the requirement for renewable heat and power grows. Due to their enhanced ability to promote heat transmission, nanofluids can significantly contribute to enhancing the efficiency of solar-thermal systems. This article focus solar energy aspect on the effects of the thermal radiation in the flow of a hyperbolic tangent nanofluid containing magnesium oxide (MgO) and silver (Ag) are the nanoparticle with the base fluid as kerosene through a wedge and stagnation. The system of hybrid nanofluid transport equations are transformed into ordinary differential systems using the appropriate self-similarity transformations. These systems are then determined by using the Runge-Kutta 4th order with shooting technique in the MATLAB solver. Graphs and tables illustrate the effects of significant factors on the fluid transport qualities. The velocity is growths but it is declarations in temperature by increasing values in the power law index parameter. Weissenberg numbers with higher values improve the temperature and velocity in the wedge and stagnation, respectively. The thermal radiation and Eckert number both parameters intensification the rate of heat transfer for wedge and stagnation, respectively. The heat transfer rate in fluid flow over a stagnation point is found to be 14.0346% higher compared to flow over a wedge. Moreover, incorporating hybrid nanoparticles into the base fluid enhances the heat transfer rate by 8.92% for the wedge case and 13.26% for the stagnation point case.Keywords
The study of non-Newtonian fluids has been one of the most significant developments in recent decades. As a result, the thermophysical characteristics of non-Newtonian fluids have attracted considerable interest. Numerical solutions have received significant attention in the literature due to their numerous commercial and technical applications. It should be noted that shear thinning is a recognized behavior for non-Newtonian fluids such as pseudoplastic, where viscosity increases with an increase in shear rate. On the other hand, shear thickening is defined for non-Newtonian fluids like dilatant, where viscosity decreases as shear rates increase [1]. This has led to the development of numerous non-Newtonian fluid models, including the Sisko, Carreau fluid, Williamson, Cross, Maxwell, Casson, and Micropolar models [2–8].
The tangent hyperbolic fluid model accurately describes the characteristics of shear thinning fluids. It explains how a fluid will respond to both very low and very high shear rates. The tangent hyperbolic model falls under the category of rate type fluids, and the concept being considered exhibits simultaneous characteristics of retarded time and relaxation time. Malik et al. [9] investigated the magnetohydrodynamics of a hyperbolic tangent fluid model through an extended cylinder using the Keller box method. Their study demonstrated a reduction in the velocity of the hyperbolic tangent fluid when influenced by the Lorentz force. Hayat et al. [10] examined the influence of endoscopic effects on the induced magnetic field in peristaltic movement of hyperbolic tangent nanofluid. The findings revealed that both slip mechanisms contribute to an increase in the temperature of the hyperbolic tangent nanofluid. Ali et al. [11] analyzed the transient MHD-3-D rotating flow of Maxwell/Tangent hyperbolic nanofluid on a bidirectional stretching surface using FEM analysis and the non-Fourier heat flux model. The research findings demonstrated that several physical parameters, such as the magnetic parameter, Brownian motion, rotational parameter, thermophoresis, and unsteady parameter, have a significant influence on the temperature distribution. Seid et al. [12] found that the concentration of nanoparticles can be improved by increasing the Soret effect, wall suction, wall friction, magnetic field, porosity, and constructive chemical reaction. Conversely, decreasing the magnetic field or increasing the thermal Grashof number enhances the rate of heat transfer. Walelign et al. [13] found that the heat transfer rate can be enhanced by increasing the buoyancy ratio, chemical reaction, or heat sink. This transfer can also be facilitated by decreasing the dissipation parameter, reciprocal of the Prandtl number, or porosity of the medium.
In recent decades, engineers and scientists have been drawn to the exploration of boundary layer flows across surfaces due to their wide range of applications in manufacturing and engineering processes. These processes include metal and aerodynamic extrusion of elastic sheets, MHD generators, artificial fibers, cooling of electronic chips, hot rolling wire drawing, chemical processing equipment, paper-making, glass fiber manufacture, and crystal expansion [14]. Crane [15] was the first to utilize an analytical solution to study the boundary layer flow over a linearly stretched sheet of an incompressible viscous fluid in 1970. Jamshed et al. [16] examined heat transmission by employing a hybrid nanofluid over an inside curved solar-powered accumulator to enhance the analysis of solar airplane wings in the presence of non-Fourier heat flux and porous media. They found that thermal transfer efficiency increases in aircraft wings when thermal radiation amplification and varied thermal conduction parameters are present. Sheikholeslami et al. [17] reviewed solar flat plate collectors and photovoltaic systems under the influence of nanofluids. Waqas et al. [18] investigated the MHD convective heat transfer with slip flow of Jeffrey nanofluid over a stretched surface, considering activation energy, radiation from the sun, and viscous incompressible effects.
The location where the local velocity of a fluid is zero is referred to as the stagnation point. The static pressure at a stagnation point in fluid flow is called the pitot pressure or stagnation pressure (see Fox [19]). In incompressible flow, the sum of dynamic pressure and static pressure (i.e., total pressure) is equal to the stagnation pressure. Many researchers have contributed to the understanding of heat transfer dynamics in stagnant flow in different scenarios due to its widespread applications in manufacturing and engineering. Fay et al. [20] revealed that the stagnation point is ineffective in heat transfer due to the non-equilibrium position of the boundary layer, and they pointed out that the wall behaves as a catalyst near the stagnation point, with the Lewis number closer to unity. The stagnation region exhibits the highest heat transfer rate, mass decomposition rate, and pressure. Bhatti et al. [21] proposed a strategy combining the Successive-linearization-method with the Chebyshev-spectral-collocation-method to find the solution for stagnation point flow over a nonlinear porous extending sheet problem, as it is accurate and convergent iteratively. Rashidi et al. [22] presented a Pade approximation to solve the hydromagnetic Hiemenz flow over a flat plate along with the stagnation point. Abbas et al. [23] used the Casson rheological fluid model to discuss heat transfer near the stagnation point of a flat surface. The study of stagnation point flow has made significant progress in recent times, particularly in aerodynamics, where it has been explored in edge flows over submarines, airplanes, rockets, and oil tankers. The Langmuir type probe, which has a small collection electrode, can be applied to various potentials, and corresponding collection flows can be measured, making it suitable for static plasma conditions. Such probes are commonly used in plasma jets where high-speed flows are produced.
Previous studies have not simultaneously considered the combined effects of hybrid nanofluid flow, Riga wedge, and a stagnation point. In this research article, we aim to address this gap by investigating the steady-state, incompressible, two-dimensional forced convective magnetized boundary layer fluid flow of kerosine hybrid nanofluid over a wedge and stagnation magnetic sensor (Riga Plate) surface. The novelty of our study lies in including the effects of thermal radiation and viscous dissipation, which have been overlooked in previous investigations of Riga plate electromagnetic actuator flows. Additionally, we incorporate the use of tangent hyperbolic non-Newtonian fluid, which has also been neglected in prior Riga plate studies. To obtain numerical solutions, we develop a computational approach using the Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg (RKF) method with shooting techniques while ensuring that the conservation equations are appropriately transformed under physically realistic conditions at the wall (sensor surface) and in the free stream. This study presents a generalized mathematical model for Riga plate flows, incorporating the effects of thermal radiation and viscous dissipation. We analyze the flow of a hyperbolic tangent nanofluid containing magnesium oxide (MgO) and silver (Ag) over a wedge and stagnation point when linear thermal radiation is present. Moreover, the aforementioned research revealed that no investigation has been done so far on the effects of thermal radiation on two various geometries when a hybrid nanofluid is used, despite the numerous applications of hybrid nanofluids in engineering [24–26]. The system of flow and temperature transport equations is transformed into an ordinary differential system using appropriate self-similarity transformations, which is then solved using the bvp4c solver in MATLAB. Graphs and tables are used to describe the computed results.
Fig. 1 illustrates the schematic perspective of two distinct geometries. We consider the steady two-dimensional incompressible time-independent forced convective magnesium oxide-silver/kerosene hybrid nanofluid in the presence of a thermal radiation over two diverse geometries which is presented in Fig. 2. It is significant to note that the stagnation point and wedge surfaces are regarded as Riga plates. Table 1 gives an expression of the base fluid’s and nanoparticles’ thermo-characteristics. The free stream velocity, denoted by the formula
The proper boundary circumstances are [29,31] and [33].
A parameter
The similarity transformation follows the work of [33]
By using Eq. (5), the Eqs. (2)–(4) are converted in the form
With boundary circumstances
The skin friction coefficient and Nusselt number are engineering-related metrics that are described as:
The 4th order RK technique has been used to solve the dimensionless Eqs. (6) and (7) and associated boundary conditions (8) by using this strategy, the boundary value problem (BVP) is changed into an initial value issue (IVP). In the literature [29–32], there is some discussion of certain investigations into partial differential equations.
where the approximate solutions in the fourth and fifth orders, respectively, are (10) and (11).
The newly listed set of variables below are used in the computation:
With boundary conditions
The convergence criteria is specified at ten-decimal 1 × 10−10 places precision and the step size in the numerical solution is fixed at 0.001 (
The objective of this division is to illustrate the hyperbolic tangent flow of Magnesium oxide (MgO) and Silver (Ag)/Kerosene hybrid nanofluid with thermal radiation. In this portion, the physical importance of momentum and thermal aspects of key parameters, such as Hartman number
Figs. 3 and 4 exhibit the wedge and stagnation on velocity
Physically, varying magnetic parameter values result in Lorentz force deviation, which increases the resistance of the transport phenomenon. In comparison to the wedge, the significant has stronger effects. Figs. 5 and 6 are plotted for investigating the consequence of active aspect on power-law-index
Figs. 9 and 10 explore the changes of nanoparticle volume fraction
Fig. 11 illustrates how the thermal radiation parameter
Physically, the higher
This study aims to determine the hyperbolic tangent flow of Magnesium oxide (MgO) and Silver (Ag)/Kerosene hybrid nanofluid over a wedge and stagnation with the influence of a linear thermal radiation. The main goal of this research is to depict the Kerosene-based Magnesium oxide and silver nanoparticle flow properties after the mechanism has been filled with hybrid nanofluids. The influence of distinctive factors like Hartman number, power law index, Weissenberg number, Nanoparticle volume fraction, thermal radiation, Eckert number and Nanoparticle volume fraction of hybrid parameters on hyperbolic tangent flow over a wedge and stagnation. The results are shown through two-dimensional graphs and tables. The following significant findings emerged from this investigation:
• Improving Hartman number tend to intensification the velocity but temperature is decreases.
• The velocity is growths but it is declarations in temperature by increasing values in the power law index parameter.
• The velocity profile and temperature in the wedge and stagnation are both improved by higher values of the Weissenberg number, respectively.
• The temperature profiles for the both the cases increase when the silver nanoparticles volume fraction intensifications.
• Thermal radiation and Eckert number both parameters intensification the heat transfer rate for wedge and stagnation, respectively.
• This study indicates that the heat transfer rate in the fluid flow over a stagnation point case is 14.0346% higher compared to the flow over a wedge case.
• Incorporating hybrid nanoparticles into the base fluid leads to an increase in the heat transfer rate by 8.92% for the wedge case and 13.26% for the stagnation point case.
• The heat transfer rate over a Riga stagnation point surface exhibits a significant increase of 191.86% when thermal radiation is considered. Similarly, for the Riga wedge surface, the heat transfer rate experiences a substantial increase of 194.39% due to the inclusion of thermal radiation.
The current investigation has uncovered fascinating flow phenomena observed in the boundary layer flows of Riga electromagnetic plate actuators. However, the focus of this study has been limited to the analysis of boundary layer flows over wedges and stagnation points. To broaden our understanding, future studies could explore the implementation of Eringen’s micropolar model to account for non-Newtonian effects. Additionally, it would be valuable to investigate these effects across three distinct geometries incorporating high thermal conductivity nanoparticles like graphene and diamond. The findings of these future studies will be communicated in the near future.
Acknowledgement: Authors would like to express their gratitude for the reviewer’s valuable comments and suggestions.
Funding Statement: The authors received no specific funding for this study.
Author Contributions: The authors confirm contribution to the paper as follows: study conception and design: A. H. A & N. A. A; data collection: A. H. A & N. A. A; analysis and interpretation of results: A. H. A & N. A. A; draft manuscript preparation: A. H. A & N. A. A. All authors reviewed the results and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Availability of Data and Materials: The data used or analyzed during the current study available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to report regarding the present study.
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