On hybrid nanofluid Yamada-Ota and Xue flow models in a rotating channel with modified Fourier law

Abstract

The present study analyzes the comparison of the Xue and Yamada-Ota models for a hybrid nanoliquid flow in porous media occurring amidst a rotating channel with surface catalyzed reaction. Here, the hybrid nanofluid flow is studied under the effect of Cattaneo Christov (C–C) heat flux and homogenous heterogeneous (Homo-Hetero) chemical reaction with entropy generation minimization analysis. The assumptions of the viscosity of hybrid nanomaterial fluid and variable thermal conductivity are added characteristics to the inimitability of the flow model. Two kinds of nanoparticles, namely single-wall carbon nanotubes and multi-wall carbon nanotubes with ethylene glycol (EG) as the base fluid are considered. Carbon nanotubes possess diverse applications in daily life including energy storage, drug delivery, cancer treatment, tissue generation, platelet activation, magnetic force microscopy, and microwave absorption, etc. Similarity transformations are utilized to translate the modeled problem into the coupled ordinary differential equations. This system of ordinary differential equations is addressed numerically. The graphical outcomes are scrutinized by utilizing the MATLAB software bvp4c function. The results revealed that the velocity profile decreases for the higher rotation parameter while increases for the escalated slip parameter. Furthermore, the fluid concentration and temperature are on the decline for higher surface catalyzed reaction and thermal relaxation parameters respectively.