A Comparative Numerical Analysis of Hybrid Nanofluid Flows in a Stretching Cylinder
摘要
The concept of hybrid nanofluid has a great attention from researchers and scientists due to the improving thermo-physical features/properties in the base fluid. As compared to the unitary nanofluid, the hybrid nanofluid has enhanced the energy production. Also, the hydro and energy transfer in the hybrid nanofluids has a great production as compared to that of regular fluid as well as mono nanofluid. The governing partial differential equations are modelled by utilizing boundary layer theory and they are simplified by employing the usual similarity analysis. The final equations are resolved numerically through the built-in function bvp4c in the software of MATLAB. The numerical simulations are reported for the velocity and thermal function for both unitary nanofluid and hybrid nanofluid and are analysed for the controlling flow variables. The thermal Grashof number and radiation parameter enhance the velocity function of nanofluid and hybrid nanofluid. The strength of each fluid temperature is enhanced with boosting magnetic field parameter \(M\) , radiation parameter \(Rd\) and Eckert number \(Ec\) . The dimensionless skin friction function is a decreasing function of \(Ec\) and \(Rd\) .