Unsteady squeezing flow of Cu-Al2O3/water hybrid nanofluid in a horizontal channel with magnetic field

The proficiency of hybrid nanofluid from Cu-Al2O3/water formation as the heat transfer coolant is numerically analyzed using the powerful and user-friendly interface bvp4c in the Matlab software. For that purpose, the Cu-Al2O3/water nanofluid flow between two parallel plates is examined where the lower plate can be deformed while the upper plate moves towards/away from the lower plate. Other considerable factors are the wall mass suction/injection and the magnetic field that applied on the lower plate. The reduced ordinary (similarity) differential equations are solved using the bvp4c application. The validation of this novel model is conducted by comparing a few of numerical values for the reduced case of viscous fluid. The results imply the potency of this heat transfer fluid which can enhance the heat transfer performance for both upper and lower plates approximately by 7.10% and 4.11%, respectively. An increase of squeezing parameter deteriorates the heat transfer coefficient by 4.28% (upper) and 5.35% (lower), accordingly. The rise of suction strength inflates the heat transfer at the lower plate while the presence of the magnetic field shows a reverse result.

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The proficiency of Cu-Al2O3/water hybrid nanofluid as a heat transfer coolant was numerically analyzed using the bvp4c interface in Matlab software. The results indicated that the nanofluid can significantly enhance heat transfer performance, although an increase in squeezing parameter leads to a decrease in heat transfer coefficient and an increase in suction strength contributes to better heat transfer.