Radiative couple stress Casson hybrid nanofluid flow over an inclined stretching surface due to nonlinear convection and slip boundaries

Abstract

The study of fluid dynamics due to the stretching surface is one of the most eminent topics due to its potential industrial applications viz. drawing wire and plastic films, metal and polymer extrusion, fiber and glass production. In the present article, the author is going to study the effects of hybrid nanofluids flow on an inclined plate including CuO (Copper Oxide), and Cu (Copper). The Casson fluid with a couple-stress term has been used in the flow analysis. The surface of the plate is considered slippery. The convection has been taken nonlinear with thermal radiation. The governing equation of the flow of hybrid nanofluids with energy equation has been transformed into highly nonlinear ODEs through similarity transformation. The proposed model has been solved through a numerical RK-4 method. Significant variables of the physical process such as solar radiation, nonlinear convection parameters, heat transfer rates, and their effect on the solar power plant have been noticed.