On Entropy Generation and Heat Transfer Due to Magneto-Marangoni Convective γ Al2O3-H2O/C2H6O2 Nanofluid Flow Over a Porous Surface

Abstract

A numerical analysis is carried out for water/Ethylene Glycol based γ Al2O3 nanofluid movement over a horizontal permeable sheet placed within a porous medium using MATLAB package Bvp4c solver. Other flow controlling conditions like Non-linear thermal radiation and uniform Magnetic field are also considered for this study. The present study is novel in terms of entropy generation and heat transfer rate investigation for mentioned fluid system in the existence of dissipation (an irreversible process) and heat generation/absorption impact. First, a mathematical pattern is prepared in the form of partial differential equations to represent the Marangoni convection flow and temperature, considering suitable boundary conditions. Using similarity parameters, we convert our mathematical model in dimensionless form and then solved it. Accuracy of obtained data is also cross-checked with another numerical technique “Runge-Kutta fourth order” along with shooting process. Using velocity and temperature fields, entropy is measured for present system. From the plots, it is noted that entropy as well as Bejan number is qualitatively changed for parameters namely, volume fraction parameter, radiation parameter, Brinkmann number and heat generation/absorption parameter. It is noticed that heat transfer rate and entropy generation number is higher for γ Al2O3-C2H6O2 nano fluid then γ Al2O3-H2O nano fluid.