Thermal and boundary layer flow analysis for MWCNT-SiO2 hybrid nanoparticles: An experimental thermal model

Abstract

The nanomaterials, due to improved thermal consequences, intended the researcher’s attention in recent decade due to several engineering applications. The concept of boundary layer is quite necessitated in era of engineering like furnishing of different objects designs to control the drag force in case of flow of various working fluids. This theoretical nanofluid continuation aims to access the thermal aspects of hybrid nanomaterials in flow of non-Newtonian fluids confined by a moving belt. The hybrid characteristics of hybrid nanofluid are examined with multiple suspension of Silicon dioxide (SiO2) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with base material ethylene glycol (EG) and water. The conservation laws and thermal features are incorporated to model the governing equations of hybrid nanofluid problem. The mathematical relations for model’s parameters are developed with applications of experimental modeling and justifications. The results in the form of velocity and temperature profiles for boundary layer regions are calculated with influence of different nanoparticles volume fractions and displaced by graphically. The altered developed pattern of momentum as well as thermal boundary layer thickness is accessed with associated boundary growth.