Numerical simulation of Sutterby hybrid nanoliquid flow between two concentric cylinders with thermal radiation

Abstract

A numerical analysis is performed to scrutinize the heat transport of the Sutterby hybrid nanofluid flow between two concentric cylinders. This work incorporates ethylene glycol as a base liquid immersed with Al₂O₃ and TiO₂ nanomaterials. A uniform magnetic field is employed in the existence of radiative heat, Ohmic heating, and in homogeneous heat production or absorption to investigate base fluid and hybrid nanofluids’ motion and thermal transfer properties. The flow model is constructed and solved mathematically utilizing the Keller–Box method and MATLAB software. Comparable outcomes for base liquid and cross-nanoliquid are discovered and explained. The subject of the research work is the use of solar energy with parabolic trough solar collectors. It is discovered that the thermal transmission rate of hybrid nanofluid is more remarkable than base liquid. The magnetic field’s drag force can control the flow and heat regions.

Keywords:

• Hybrid nanofluid
• magnetic field
• radiative heat
• Sutterby fluid
• thermal transmission

Additional information

Funding

The first author thanks financial assistance from the DST-Ph.D. fellowship for science and engineering offered by the KSTePS DST, Govt. of Karnataka, India (No: MAT-02:2021-22/1028, dated 06 November 2021).