Entropy generation for exact irreversibility analysis in the MHD channel flow of Williamson fluid with combined convective-radiative boundary conditions.

The scrutinization of entropy optimization in the various flow mechanisms of non-Newtonian fluids with heat transfer has been incredibly enhanced. Through the investigation of irreversibility sources in the steady flow of a non-Newtonian Willaimson fluid, an analysis of entropy generation is carried out in this current work. The current study has an essential aspect of investigating the heat transfer mechanism with flow phenomenon by considering convective-radiative boundary conditions. A horizontal MHD channel is assumed with two parallel plates to develop a mathematical model for the flow phenomenon by considering the variable viscosity of the fluid. The contribution of physical impacts of thermal radiation, Joule heating, and viscous dissipation is interpolated in the constitutive energy equation. The complete flow of the current analysis is established in the form of ordinary differential equations which further take the form of the dimensionless system through the contribution of the similarity variables. A graphical scrutinization of the physical features of the flow phenomenon in relation to the pertinent parameters is proposed. This study reveals that the higher magnitude of radiation parameter and Brinkman number dominates the system's entropy. Moreover, the temperature distribution experiences an increasing mechanism with improved conduction-radiation parameter at the lower plate.

Fractional Nadeem trigonometric non-Newtonian (NTNN) fluid model based on Caputo-Fabrizio fractional derivative with heated boundaries.

The fractional operator of Caputo-Fabrizio has significant advantages in various physical flow problems due to the implementations in manufacturing and engineering fields such as viscoelastic damping in polymer, image processing, wave propagation, and dielectric polymerization. The current study has the main objective of implementation of Caputo-Fabrizio fractional derivative on the flow phenomenon and heat transfer mechanism of trigonometric non-Newtonian fluid. The time-dependent flow mechanism is assumed to be developed through a vertical infinite plate. The thermal radiation's effects are incorporated into the analysis of heat transfer. With the help of mathematical formulations, the physical flow system is expressed. The governing equations of the flow system acquire the dimensionless form through the involvement of the dimensionless variables. The application of Caputo-Fabrizio derivative is implemented to achieve the fractional model of the dimensionless system. An exact solution of the fractional-based dimensionless system of the equations is acquired through the technique of the Laplace transform. Physical interpretation of temperature and velocity distributions relative to the pertinent parameters is visualized via graphs. The current study concludes that the velocity distributions exhibit an accelerating nature corresponding to the increasing order of the fractional operator. Moreover, the graphical results are more significant corresponding to the greater time period.

Effects of variable magnetic field and partial slips on the dynamics of Sutterby nanofluid due to biaxially exponential and nonlinear stretchable sheets.

Based on both the characteristics of shear thinning and shear thickening fluids, the Sutterby fluid has various applications in engineering and industrial fields. Due to the dual nature of the Sutterby fluid, the motive of the current study is to scrutinize the variable physical effects on the Sutterby nanofluid flow subject to shear thickening and shear thinning behavior over biaxially stretchable exponential and nonlinear sheets. The steady flow mechanism with the variable magnetic field, partial slip effects, and variable heat source/sink is examined over both stretchable sheets. The analysis of mass and heat transfer is carried out with the mutual impacts of thermophoresis and Brownian motion through the Buongiorno model. Suitable transformations for both exponential and nonlinear sheets are implemented on the problem's constitutive equations. As a result, the nonlinear setup of ordinary differential equations is acquired which is further numerically analyzed through the bvp4c technique in MATLAB. The graphical explanation of temperature, velocity, and concentration distributions exhibits that the exponential sheet provides more significant results as compared to the nonlinear sheet. Further, this study revealed that for the shear thickening behavior of Sutterby nanofluid, the increasing values of Deborah number increase the axial velocity.

Reynolds nano fluid model for Casson fluid flow conveying exponential nanoparticles through a slandering sheet.

Nanofluids with their augmented thermal characteristics exhibit numerous implementations in engineering and industrial fields such as heat exchangers, microelectronics, chiller, pharmaceutical procedures, etc. Due to such properties of nanofluids, a mathematical model of non-Newtonian Casson nanofluid is analyzed in this current study to explore the steady flow mechanism with the contribution of water-based Aluminum oxide nanoparticles. A stretchable surface incorporating variable thickness is considered to be the source of the concerning fluid flow in two-dimension. An exponential viscosity of the nanofluid is proposed to observe the fluid flow phenomenon. Different models of viscosity including Brinkman and Einstein are also incorporated in the flow analysis and compared with the present exponential model. The physical flow problem is organized in the boundary layer equations which are further tackled by the execution of the relevant similarity transformations and appear in the form of ordinary nonlinear differential equations. The different three models of nanofluid viscosity exhibit strong graphical and tabulated relations with each other relative to the various aspects of the flow problem. In all concerned models of the viscosity, the deteriorating nature of the velocity field corresponding to the Casson fluid and surface thickness parameters is observed.