The current exploration focuses on the ethylene glycol(EG)based nanoliquid flow in a microchannel.The effectiveness of the internal heat source and linear radiation is reflected in the present investigation.The estima...The current exploration focuses on the ethylene glycol(EG)based nanoliquid flow in a microchannel.The effectiveness of the internal heat source and linear radiation is reflected in the present investigation.The estimation of suitable thermal conductivity model has affirmative impact on the convective heat transfer phenomenon.The examination is conceded with the nanoparticle aggregation demonstrated by the Maxwell-Bruggeman and Krieger-Dougherty models which tackle the formation of nanolayer.These models effectively describe the thermal conductivity and viscosity correspondingly.The dimensionless mathematical expressions are solved numerically by the Runge Kutta Fehlberg approach.A higher thermal field is attained for the Bruggeman model due to the formation of thermal bridge.A second law analysis is carried out to predict the sources of irreversibility associated with the thermal system.It is remarked that lesser entropy generation is obtained for the aggregation model.The entropy generation rate declines with the slip flow and the thermal heat flux.A notable enhancement in the Bejan number is attained by increasing the Biot number.It is established that the nanoparticle aggragation model exhibits a higher Bejan number in comparision with the usual flow model.展开更多
The present article comprises the study on the influence of exponential space based heat generation on the non-Darcy-Forchheimer flow of carbon nanotubes(CNTs).The flow is considered over a curved stretching sheet.Sim...The present article comprises the study on the influence of exponential space based heat generation on the non-Darcy-Forchheimer flow of carbon nanotubes(CNTs).The flow is considered over a curved stretching sheet.Similarity variables are used to reduce the flow descriptive nonlinear partial derivative equations to simple equations.Simplified equations are then solved by the exploiting Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg fourth-and fifth-order methods.Obtained numerical solutions are shown in graphs and tables.Comparison between single and multi-walled CNTs has been established through the tabulated values and plotted graphs.It is concluded that the heat source parameter plays a prime role in enhancement of temperature,and the curvature parameter has adverse impact on velocity and temperature panels.Both the inertial parameter and inverse-Darcy number affect the fluid velocity.展开更多
文摘The current exploration focuses on the ethylene glycol(EG)based nanoliquid flow in a microchannel.The effectiveness of the internal heat source and linear radiation is reflected in the present investigation.The estimation of suitable thermal conductivity model has affirmative impact on the convective heat transfer phenomenon.The examination is conceded with the nanoparticle aggregation demonstrated by the Maxwell-Bruggeman and Krieger-Dougherty models which tackle the formation of nanolayer.These models effectively describe the thermal conductivity and viscosity correspondingly.The dimensionless mathematical expressions are solved numerically by the Runge Kutta Fehlberg approach.A higher thermal field is attained for the Bruggeman model due to the formation of thermal bridge.A second law analysis is carried out to predict the sources of irreversibility associated with the thermal system.It is remarked that lesser entropy generation is obtained for the aggregation model.The entropy generation rate declines with the slip flow and the thermal heat flux.A notable enhancement in the Bejan number is attained by increasing the Biot number.It is established that the nanoparticle aggragation model exhibits a higher Bejan number in comparision with the usual flow model.
文摘The present article comprises the study on the influence of exponential space based heat generation on the non-Darcy-Forchheimer flow of carbon nanotubes(CNTs).The flow is considered over a curved stretching sheet.Similarity variables are used to reduce the flow descriptive nonlinear partial derivative equations to simple equations.Simplified equations are then solved by the exploiting Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg fourth-and fifth-order methods.Obtained numerical solutions are shown in graphs and tables.Comparison between single and multi-walled CNTs has been established through the tabulated values and plotted graphs.It is concluded that the heat source parameter plays a prime role in enhancement of temperature,and the curvature parameter has adverse impact on velocity and temperature panels.Both the inertial parameter and inverse-Darcy number affect the fluid velocity.