Flow and heat transfer in radiative MHD dusty-hybrid ferrofluids
N. Sandeep, S.P. Samrat, G.P. Ashwinkumar
Abstract
The present paper investigates a 2D computational study of hybridized ferrofluid for improved thermal transport in MHD flow caused by elongating surfaces with radiation effect. Ferromagnetic nanometer-sized nanoparticles viz. Fe3O4 and CoFe2O4 are embedded in kerosene/water-based liquids to enhance thermal transport performance. Suitable transformations are used to archive the dimensionless form of flow equations. The modified equations and boundary constraints are solved by employing a RKF-45 package. Moreover, the flow behavior for fluid and dust segments was scrutinized under the impact of diverse physical constraints with the aid of plots. The tabulated values of wall friction and thermal transport rate are evaluated for numerous physical parameters. The results indicate that the hybrid ferroliquid and thermal radiation play a significant role in-stream and energy transport. Viscous dissipation constraint tends to magnify the thermal gradients and diminishes the Nusselt number. Kerosene-based hybrid ferrofluids significantly magnify the heat transfer performance as equated with water-based hybrid ferroliquid.