Optimizing thermal performance of chemically reactive and thermally radiative nanofluid flow with convective heating and triboelectric effect of nanoparticles
摘要
The chemical reactive natural convection nanofluid flow along a convectively heated vertical plane wall, influenced by triboelectrification and thermal radiation effects, has gained renewed industrial relevance for applications in nuclear power systems, water emulsions, thermal insulation, metal spinning, and thermoelectric generators. In order to elevate process quality standards in these fields, advancements in understanding the associated transport phenomena are essential. The influence of the triboelectric effect of nanoparticles on nanofluid flow under convective boundary condition remains largely unexplored in the existing literature. The novelty of this study stems from the integration of the triboelectric effect of nanoparticles into the analysis of natural convective nanofluid flow under convective boundary condition. Furthermore, the study emphasizes the combined influence of thermal radiation and chemical reaction along with the triboelectric effect, allowing for the exploration of multiple interacting phenomena. The governing nonlinear equations are converted into local similarity equations by applying similarity transformation, and MATLAB's bvp4c function is used to solve them numerically. Through the use of graphical analysis, this study investigates the effects of electrification, chemical reaction, thermal radiation, and convection parameters on non-dimensional concentration, velocity, and temperature, as well as on skin friction, heat, and mass transfer coefficients. The study reveals that heat transfer is enhanced by both electrification and convection parameters, while mass transfer improves with the influence of electrification, thermal radiation, and chemical reaction parameters. An increase in the electrification parameter from 0.1 to 0.5 leads to a 98.27% rise in the dimensionless skin friction coefficient, a 27.24% improvement in the rate of heat transfer, and an 18.45% enhancement in the rate of mass transfer. A key finding of this study is the significant improvement in heat and mass transfer rates attributed to the triboelectric effect of nanoparticles.