Numerical investigation of copper-water (cu-water) nanofluid with different shapes of nanoparticles in a channel with stretching wall: slip effects

The present study is focused on the presentation of a numerical solution for copper-water nanofluid through a stretching channel with spherical and cylindrical shape nanoparticles.The analysis of nanofluid in a channel with stretching walls under slip effects is made by introducing the conservation...

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Main Authors: Raza, Jawad, Mohd Rohni, Azizah, Omar, Zurni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2016
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/22316/1/MCA%20%2021%2043%20%202016%201%2015.pdf
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Summary:The present study is focused on the presentation of a numerical solution for copper-water nanofluid through a stretching channel with spherical and cylindrical shape nanoparticles.The analysis of nanofluid in a channel with stretching walls under slip effects is made by introducing the conservation equation of nanoparticle volume fraction into Hamilton-Crosser’s nanofluid model. Governing partial differential equations are transformed into nonlinear ordinary differential equations by applying similarity transformation and then solved with the help of shooting method. The effects of different physical parameters on the rheology of nanofluids’ particles are presented in tabulation and pictorial representation. The study reveals that the thermal boundary layer thickness increases by increasing the solid volume fraction.