On the evaluation of stratification based entropy optimized hydromagnetic flow featuring dissipation aspect and Robin conditions

Entropy generation in bioconvection hydromagnetic flow with gyrotactic motile microorganisms

Here, the magnetohydrodynamic bioconvective flow of a non-Newtonian nanomaterial over a stretched sheet is scrutinized. The characteristics of convective conditions are analyzed. Irreversibility analysis in the presence of gyrotactic micro-organisms is discussed. Energy expression is assisted with thermal radiation, heat generation and ohmic heating. Buongiorno's model is employed to discuss the characteristics of the nanoliquid through thermophoresis and random diffusions. Nonlinear expressions of the given model are transformed through adequate transformations. The obtained expressions have been computed by the Newton built in-shooting technique. Results of influential variables for velocity, concentration, microorganism field, temperature and entropy rate are graphically studied. Clearly, velocity reduction is witnessed for the bioconvection Rayleigh number and magnetic variable. A higher heat generation variable leads to augmentation of temperature. An increase in the magnetic variable results in entropy and temperature enhancement. A higher Peclet number results in microorganism field reduction. Temperature distribution rises for radiation and the thermal Biot number. A higher solutal Biot number intensifies the concentration. The entropy rate for radiation and diffusion variables is enhanced.

Exploration of the effects of Coriolis force and thermal radiation on water-based hybrid nanofluid flow over an exponentially stretching plate

Hybrid nanofluids' enhanced thermophysical properties make them applicable in a plethora of mechanical and engineering applications requiring augmented heat transfer. The present study focuses on a three-dimensional Copper-Aluminium Oxide [Formula: see text]-water based hybrid nanofluid flow within the boundary layer with heat transfer over a rotating exponentially stretching plate, subjected to an inclined magnetic field. The sheet rotates at an angular velocity [Formula: see text] and the angle of inclination of the magnetic field is [Formula: see text]. Employing a set of appropriate similarity transformation reduces the governing PDEs to ODEs. The resulting ODEs are solved with the finite difference code with Shooting Technique. Primary velocity increases at large rotation but the secondary velocity reduces as the rotation increases. In addition, the magnetic field is found to oppose the flow and thereby causing a reduction in both the primary and secondary velocities. Increasing the volume fraction reduces the skin friction coefficient and enhances the heat transfer rate.