Convective transport of nanoparticles in multi-layer fluid flow

Technologically, multi-layer fluid models are important in understanding fluid-fluid or fluid-nanoparticle interactions and their effects on flow and heat transfer characteristics. However, to the best of the authors＇ knowledge, little attention has been paid to the study of three-layer fluid models with nanofluids. Therefore, a three-layer fluid flow model with nanofluids is formulated in this paper. The governing coupled nonlinear differential equations of the problem are non-dimensionalized by using appropriate fundamental quantities. The resulting multi-point boundary value problem is solved numerically by quasi-linearization and Richardson＇s extrapolation with modified boundary conditions. The effects of the model parameters on the flow and heat transfer are obtained and analyzed. The results show that an increase in the nanoparticle concentration in the base fluid can modify the fluid-velocity at the interface of the two fluids and reduce the shear not only at the surface of the clear fluid but also at the interface between them. That is, nanofluids play a vital role in modifying the flow phenomena. Therefore, one can use nanofluids to obtain the desired qualities for the multi-fluid flow and heat transfer characteristics.

Nanofluid Flow across aMoving Plate under Blasius-Rayleigh-Stokes(BRS)Variable Transport Fluid Characteristics

This investigation aims to analyze the effects of heat transport characteristics in the unsteady flow of nanofluids over a moving plate caused by a moving slot factor.The BRS variable is utilized for the purpose of analyzing these characteristics.The process of mathematical computation involves converting the governing partial differential equations into ordinary differential equations that have suitable similarity components.The Keller-Box technique is employed to solve the ordinary differential equations(ODEs)and derive the corresponding mathematical outcomes.Figures and tables present the relationship between growth characteristics and various parameters such as temperature,velocity,skin friction coefficient,concentration,Sherwood number,and Nusselt number.The results are assessed by comparing them to previous findings.The observation reveals that higher dimensionless reference temperature and variable values of the moving slot parameter have a suppressing effect on the velocity and temperature patterns of nanofluids.Higher values of the dimensionless reference temperature and moving slot parameter lead to enhancements in the Sherwood number,skin friction coefficient,and Nusselt number.The conductivity of the nanofluid is ultimately affected by these enhancements.