Significance of entropy generation and nanoparticle aggregation on stagnation point flow of nanofluid over stretching sheet with inclined Lorentz force

It is well established that adding a certain number of nanoparticles to a nanofluid improves its thermal conductivity. The cause of this remarkable development is as of yet unidenti-fied. Therefore, knowing the kinematics of nanoparticle aggregation is essential for determining the correct thermal impact of nanoscale particles. There are several potential technical and industrial uses for nanomaterials. From the perspective of these many application aspects, this paper examines the Al2O3 -H2O nanofluid flow caused by a permeable stretching surface with the influence of an inclined Lorentz force and viscous dissipation. Entropy generation on nanofluid stagnation point flow with the influences of heat generation/absorption, nanoparticles aggregation with suction are also discussed in the current context. With and without nanoparticle aggregation, measurements of velocity, temperature, and entropy production are made. By applying the necessary transforma-tions for heat and motion, ordinary differential equations may be derived from partial differential equations in certain circumstances. For the solution of ordinary differential equations, the Bvp4c technique is used. The effects of several dimensionless limitations on velocity, temperature, and entropy production, skin friction, and Nusselt number profiles are investigated, both when nanoparticle aggregation is present and when it is not. It is concluded that the velocity field is boosted for the velocity ratio and inclined Lorentz force parameters, while the temperature and entropy generation rise for the nanoparticle volume fraction, angle of inclination and Eckert num-ber parameters. The rate of heat transmission improves as a result of the addition of / and e respec-tively. When the suction parameter of (e = 0:5) is used for the aggregation model, it is claimed that there is an increase of roughly 13.2478% in the heat transfer rate. Temperature and entropy gener-ation profiles for all pertinent parameters is higher for nanoparticles that have aggregated together as opposed to nanoparticles that have not aggregated together. This research was compared with previously published results to validate the findings, and great agreement was found.(c) 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of King Saud University. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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This study investigates the effect of nanoparticle aggregation on the thermal conductivity of nanofluids. Experimental measurements of velocity, temperature, and entropy production are performed with and without nanoparticle aggregation. The results show that nanoparticle aggregation improves the thermal conductivity and increases the velocity, temperature, and entropy generation.