Author:
Izadi Mohsen,Maleki Nemat M.,Pop Ioan,Mehryan S.A.M.
Abstract
PurposeThis paper aims to numerically investigate the natural convection heat transfer of a hybrid nanofluid into a porous cavity exposed to a variable magnetic field.Design/methodology/approachThe non-linear elliptical governing equations have been solved numerically using control volume based finite element method. The effects of different governing parameters including Rayleigh number (Ra= 103− 106), Hartman number (Ha= 0 − 50), volume fraction of nanoparticles (φ= 0 − 0.02), curvature of horizontal isolated wall (a= 0.85 − 1.15), porosity coefficient (ε= 0.1 − 0.9) and Darcy number (Da= 10−5− 10−1) have been studied.FindingsThe results indicate that at low Darcy numbers close to 0, the average Nusselt numberNuaenhances as porosity coefficient increases. Fora= 1 anda= 1.15 in comparison witha= 0.85, the stretching of the isothermal lines is maintained from the left side to the right side and vice versa, which indicates increased natural convection heat transfer for this configuration of the top and bottom walls. In addition, at higher Rayleigh numbers, by increasing the Hartmann number, a significant decrease is observed in the Nusselt number, which can be attributed to the decreased power of the flow.Originality/valueThe authors believe that all the results, both numerical and asymptotic, are original and have not been published elsewhere.
Subject
Applied Mathematics,Computer Science Applications,Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials
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