Irreversibility and spectral analysis for nanofluid with melting and higher order slip effects

Abstract

This work is intended to examine the impacts of first and second-order velocity slips, viscous dissipation, and melting on mixed convective flow of nickel zinc ferrite + SAE 20W-40 motor oil based nanofluid along a stretching or shrinking sheet for the first time. The multigrade 20W-40 motor oil is categorized by Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). An irreversibility analysis has also been performed using the second law of thermodynamics. The resulting non-dimensional flow-governing equations are modified into ODEs (Ordinary Differential Equations) and then the numerical estimates are provided by adopting the spectral local linearization method. Next, the efficiency of the above-mentioned spectral procedure is verified through the maximum error norms. Finally, the influence of important parameters included in this evaluation on the flow profiles and physical quantities is systematically represented. Based on the findings, the melting effect enhances the heat transference rate by 24.6% and reduces entropy by 38.4%. The use of higher-order velocity slips and viscous dissipation effects results in a lower friction factor. In the presence and absence of ferrite particles, the streamline visualization is clarified. This type of simulation is extremely useful for the readers in considering the rates of cooling or heating at electromagnetic interfaces, industrial devices, orthopedic joint replacements, aircraft turbines, bone plate surgeries, and so on.