Mixed Convection Of A Hybrid Nanofluid Flow Along A Vertical Surface Embedded In A Porous Medium

Pop, Ioan and Waini, Iskandar and Ishak, Anuar and Groşan, Teodor (2020) Mixed Convection Of A Hybrid Nanofluid Flow Along A Vertical Surface Embedded In A Porous Medium. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 114. pp. 1-5. ISSN 0735-1933

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Abstract

The steady mixed convection flow along a vertical surface embedded in a porous medium with hybrid nanoparticles are examined. Both assisting and opposing flows are considered. We consider alumina (Al2O3) and copper (Cu) as the hybrid nanoparticles which are suspended in water to form Al2O3-Cu/water hybrid nanofluid. The similarity equations are gained from the governing equations using the similarity variables, and their solutions are obtained by the aid of the bvp4c solver in Matlab software. We found that there exist dual solutions for the case of opposing flow. Besides, it is noticed that the added hybrid nanoparticles delay the separation of the boundary layer. In addition, the velocity of the hybrid nanofluid is increased for the upper branch solutions, but the observation is reversed for the lower branch solutions as Cu nanoparticle increases.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Hybrid nanofluid, Mixed convection, Vertical plate, Porous medium, Dual solutions
Divisions:	Faculty of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Depositing User:	Sabariah Ismail
Date Deposited:	16 Apr 2021 12:21
Last Modified:	16 Apr 2021 12:21
URI:	http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/25061
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