Mathematical Entropy Analysis of Natural Convection of MWCNT—Fe3O4/Water Hybrid Nanofluid with Parallel Magnetic Field via Galerkin Finite Element Process

Abstract

Heat transfer in a symmetrical cavity with two semi-cylinders was explored in this study. Several parameters, such as (103≤Ra≤106), (10−5≤Da≤10−2), (0.02≤ϕ≤0.08), (0.2≤ε≤0.8), and (0≤Ha≤100) were selected and evaluated in this research. The outcome of the magnetic field and the temperature gradient on the nanofluid flow is considered. The geometric model is therefore described using a symmetry technique. The flow issue for the governing equations has been solved using the Galerkin finite element method (G-FEM), and these solutions are presented in dimensionless form. The equations for energy, motion, and continuity were solved using the application of the COMSOL Multiphysics® software computer package. According to the results, there is a difference in the occurrence of the magnetic parameter and an increase in heat transmission when the right wall is recessed inward. The heat transmission is also significantly reduced when the right wall is exposed to the outside. The number of Nusselt grows directly proportional to the number of nanofluids in the environment. In contrast, all porous media with low Darcy and Hartmann numbers, high porosity, and low volume fraction have high Nusselt numbers. It is found that double streamlines for the hot side and single cooling for Darcy, Rayleigh, and Hartmann numbers. A cold isotherm at various physical parameters is needed in the top cavity. Rayleigh’s number and a solid volume fraction raise Darcy’s number, increasing heat transmission inside the cavity and thermal entropy determines entropy components.