Examining the role of activation energy and convective boundary conditions in nanofluid behavior of Couette-Poiseuille flow

Abstract

Abstract This work investigates the behavior of a nanofluid in a horizontal channel under advection boundary conditions within the domain of magnetohydrodynamic radiative Couette-Poiseuille flow. We utilize the Haar wavelet collocation method (HWCM) to investigate the effects of energy activation. This research relies on the mathematical model introduced by Buongiorno, which effectively captures the flow dynamics and incorporates the influence of chemical processes. To streamline the governing flow equations, we employ boundary layer approximations. The HWCM is employed to numerically solve the non-linear coupled partial differential equations that regulate momentum, heat transport, and mass transfer processes. We examine the impact of several dimensionless convergence parameters on the velocity, temperature, and concentration profiles and give visual representations of these results. It is crucial to highlight that the activation energy of the specific chemical reaction is directly linked to the concentration of nanoparticles. The effect of Brownian motion on nanoparticle concentration varies from that of the thermophoresis parameter.