Free convection in hybrid nanomaterial-saturated permeable media is crucial in various engineering applications.The present study aims to investigate the free convection of an aqueous-based hybrid nanomaterial through...Free convection in hybrid nanomaterial-saturated permeable media is crucial in various engineering applications.The present study aims to investigate the free convection of an aqueous-based hybrid nanomaterial through a zone under the combined effect of the Lorentz force and radiation.The natural convection of the hybrid nanomaterial is modeled by implementing a control volume finite element method(CVFEM)-based code,whereas Darcy assumptions are used to model the porosity terms in the momentum buoyancy equation involving the average Nusselt number Nu_(ave),flow streamlines,and isotherm profiles.A formula for estimating Nu_(ave) is proposed.The results show that the magnetic force retards the flow,and the fluid tends to attract the magnetic field source.Nu_(ave) is directly correlated with the Rayleigh number and radiation;however,it is indirectly dependent on the Hartmann number.Conduction is the dominant mode at larger Darcy and Hartmann numbers.展开更多
文摘Free convection in hybrid nanomaterial-saturated permeable media is crucial in various engineering applications.The present study aims to investigate the free convection of an aqueous-based hybrid nanomaterial through a zone under the combined effect of the Lorentz force and radiation.The natural convection of the hybrid nanomaterial is modeled by implementing a control volume finite element method(CVFEM)-based code,whereas Darcy assumptions are used to model the porosity terms in the momentum buoyancy equation involving the average Nusselt number Nu_(ave),flow streamlines,and isotherm profiles.A formula for estimating Nu_(ave) is proposed.The results show that the magnetic force retards the flow,and the fluid tends to attract the magnetic field source.Nu_(ave) is directly correlated with the Rayleigh number and radiation;however,it is indirectly dependent on the Hartmann number.Conduction is the dominant mode at larger Darcy and Hartmann numbers.