Exploring the couple stress flow of sodium alginate-based casson tetra hybrid nanofluid between inclined parallel microplates using Fourier analysis and Fick's laws

Abstract

Compared to a regular fluid like water, the Couple Stress Fluid (CSF) has an additional material constant that manages both couple stress and lubricant viscosity. However, because this material constant creates a fourth-order derivative term in the momentum equation, there has been little research done on this type of fluid, even for traditional fluid problems. In this article, we analyze the flow of a tetra hybrid nanofluid consisting of Casson (sodium alginate-based) couple stress between two parallel microplates that are inclined infinitely. Fourier and Fick's laws are used to investigate the flow, where one plate remains stationary and the other oscillates at a constant speed. The flow is driven by the buoyant force generated by heat transfer and free convection, which results in the uniform dispersion of all spherical dust particles throughout the fluid. The system of partial differential equations (PDEs) is expanded using the Caputo-Fabrizio (CF) fractional derivative to simulate fluid flow. The problem is tackled by using finite sine Fourier and Laplace transforms to obtain closed-form solutions for temperature and velocity profiles. CF time fractional derivatives are used to provide CSF (Couette flow with suction or injection) results for various stimulating fluid parameters and examine their impact on the system. Graphical representations of the CSF, dust particle, and temperature profiles are presented, and skin friction and Nusselt number are calculated using Mathcad-15. It is found that an increase in the couple stress parameter leads to a retardation of both velocity profiles.