Impacts of thermal radiation with nanoparticle aggregation and variable viscosity on unsteady bidirectional rotating stagnation point flow of nanofluid

Khadija Rafique, Zafar Mahmood, Aisha M. Alqahtani, Awatif M.A. Elsiddieg, Umar Khan, Wejdan Deebani, Meshal Shutaywi

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Abstract

Interest in nanofluids with nanoparticle-induced aggregation effects like solar-powered energy and crossflow heat transfer is growing in the modern industrial sector. The main goal of this research is to find out how nonlinear radiation, changes in viscosity, and aggregation affect the flow of ethylene glycol-based nanofluids in three dimensions. It is concerned with stagnation point flows that are not axisymmetric and that take place on stretching sheets. In accordance with the imposed hypotheses, the governing equations will be modelled. With the help of a similarity transformation, a complicated set of nonlinear partial differential equations can be turned into a simpler set of ordinary differential equations. This simplification facilitates the process of solving the equations. The algorithm will then be used to perform a numerical solution of the simplified set of equations. Runge-Kutta (RK-IV) and the shooting method are used to derive the numerical results. Different parameters and their effects are graphically displayed. As the concentration of nanoparticles in the skin increases, it appears that both the rate of heat transmission and the coefficient of friction increase. The heat transfer rate and the skin coefficient of friction inclination both increase as the instability parameter is increased. To the contrary, it was found that delaying boundary layer's separation by increasing stress rate of surrounding fluid was effective. Tables also compare the nanoparticles aggregation effects with and without radiation and show the variation in Nusselt numbers. High levels of agreement were found between the findings of the current study and those of a previous publication for the same instance, lending further support to the findings.

Original languageEnglish
Article number106735
JournalMaterials Today Communications
Volume36
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2023

Keywords

  • Aggregation effect
  • Nonlinear thermal radiation
  • Numerical simulation
  • Stagnation point
  • Unsteady flow
  • Variable viscosity

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