Hydrothermal and Entropy Investigation of Ag/MgO/H<sub>2</sub>O Hybrid Nanofluid Natural Convection in a Novel Shape of Porous Cavity

In this study, a new cavity form filled under a constant magnetic field by Ag/MgO/H<sub>2</sub>O nanofluids and porous media consistent with natural convection and total entropy is examined. The nanofluid flow is considered to be laminar and incompressible, while the advection inertia ef...

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Main Authors: Nidal Abu-Libdeh, Fares Redouane, Abderrahmane Aissa, Fateh Mebarek-Oudina, Ahmad Almuhtady, Wasim Jamshed, Wael Al-Kouz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/4/1722
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Summary:In this study, a new cavity form filled under a constant magnetic field by Ag/MgO/H<sub>2</sub>O nanofluids and porous media consistent with natural convection and total entropy is examined. The nanofluid flow is considered to be laminar and incompressible, while the advection inertia effect in the porous layer is taken into account by adopting the Darcy–Forchheimer model. The problem is explained in the dimensionless form of the governing equations and solved by the finite element method. The results of the values of Darcy (Da), Hartmann (Ha) and Rayleigh (Ra) numbers, porosity (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mi>ε</mi><mi>p</mi></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>), and the properties of solid volume fraction (<i>ϕ</i>) and flow fields were studied. The findings show that with each improvement in the Ha number, the heat transfer rate becomes more limited, and thus the magnetic field can be used as an outstanding heat transfer controller.
ISSN:2076-3417