Open AccessDynamics of water conveying zinc oxide through divergent-convergent channels with the effect of nanoparticles shape when Joule dissipation are significant
Author(s) -
Umair Rashid,
Azhar Iqbal,
Haiyi Liang,
Waris Khan,
Waqar Ashraf
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plos one
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.99
H-Index - 332
ISSN - 1932-6203
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pone.0245208
Subject(s) - nanofluid , nanoparticle , homotopy analysis method , joule heating , partial differential equation , mechanics , heat transfer , nonlinear system , materials science , ordinary differential equation , heat generation , dissipation , flow (mathematics) , thermodynamics , physics , differential equation , nanotechnology , mathematics , mathematical analysis , composite material , quantum mechanics
Aim of study The shape effects of nanoparticles are very significant in fluid flow and heat transfer. In this paper, we discuss the effects of nanoparticles shape in nanofluid flow between divergent-convergent channels theoretically. In this present study, various shapes of nanoparticles, namely sphere, column and lamina in zinc oxide-water nanofluid are used. The effect of the magnetic field and joule dissipation are also considered. Research methodology The system of nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs) is converted into ordinary differential equations (ODES). The analytical solutions are successfully obtained and compared with numerical solutions. The Homotopy perturbation method and NDsolve method are used to compare analytical and numerical results respectively. Conclusion The results show that the lamina shape nanoparticles have higher performance in temperature disturbance and rate of heat transfer as compared to other shapes of nanoparticles.