The effects of thermal radiation and heat source/sink on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of a hybrid nanofluid over a vertical stretching cylinder: Regression analysis

Abstract

Originality: A novel category of working fluids, consisting of two substantial components diffused in a conventional fluid, has been identified and investigated widely in recent years. These types of fluids are called hybrid nanofluids. Problem statement: A wide range of engineering and industrial structures, including heat-transferring components, energy production, extrusion procedures, engine cooling purposes, thermal structures, thermal exchangers, chemical procedures, manufacturing processes and hybrid power plants, have been proposed for use with nanomaterials with improved thermal properties. These nanomaterial-based applications hold the promise of improved performance and efficiency in a variety of technological and industrial processes. The heat transmission and magnetohydrodynamic stagnation significance flow of hybrid nanofluids Fe3O4–ZrO2 and Fe3O4/water, the form factor of a stretched cylinder under the influence of heat production, nonlinear thermal radiation and nanoparticle volume fractions have been investigated in this study. Methodology: Utilizing proper similarity transformations, the processes of partial differential equations are further transformed into nondimensional solutions of ordinary differential equations. The bvp4c approach is employed to achieve a numerical solution. The flow and temperature profiles are displayed as a function of the contained factors. Graphs show the effects of changing the physical characteristics involved. Tables emphasize the skin friction factor and Nusselt numbers. Results: The temperature profile of fluids diminished due to an increment in the values of the temperature relaxation parameter and Eckert number. When the porosity factor is increased the temperature of fluids is improved. The effects of streamlines for various components are discussed. The 3D surface, contour plots and residual plots for various factors have also been investigated. Applications: Hybrid nanofluids have the potential to improve heat transfer efficiency in a variety of technical applications, including cooling structures, heat exchangers and thermal energy storage systems.