Thermal analysis of AA7075-AA7072/methanol via Williamson hybrid nanofluid model past thin needle: Effects of Lorentz force and irregular heat rise/fall

Abstract

Hybrid nanofluids have received remarkable attention due their promising thermal performance compared to conventional nanofluids. The use of hybrid nanofluids is widely found in the pumping power, solar collector, electronic components, coolants in nano devices, and engine applications etc. Such types of applications grabbed the attentionof researchers and scientistswith the aim to understand in depththe problems involving the hybrid nanofluids. Therefore, the primary objective of the present investigationis to investigatethe thermal performance of hybrid nanofluid consisting of asuspension of aluminum alloys (AA7075-AA7072) in methanol-base fluid. The non-Newtonian Williamson fluid flow model under Lorentz force, and irregular heat rise/fall impact past incessantly moving thinneedleis considered. The governingflow equations are solved by bvp4c solver. Results are computed for governing flow parameters such as magnetic field parameter, needle thickness parameter, Weissenberg number, volume fractions, and irregular heat rise/fall constants. Graphs confirm that augmenting values of magnetic field parameter, needle thickness parameter, and Weissenberg number lead to downfall of velocity field but reverse behavior is noticed for increasing nanoparticles volume fraction. A rise in temperature field has been noticed by increasing the magnitude of magnetic field, irregular heat rise/fallparameter, and nanoparticles volume fraction but a decline in fluid temperature occurswithraising theneedle thickness parameter. Detailed discussion about the observed variation in physical properties under pertinent parameters effects is presented. The proposed model is validated by comparison with previouslypublished results.