Artificial Neural Networking (ANN) Model for Convective Heat Transfer in Thermally Magnetized Multiple Flow Regimes with Temperature Stratification Effects

Abstract

The convective heat transfer in non-Newtonian fluid flow in the presence of temperature stratification, heat generation, and heat absorption effects is debated by using artificial neural networking. The heat transfer rate is examined for the four different thermal flow regimes namely (I) thermal flow field towards a flat surface along with thermal radiations, (II) thermal flow field towards a flat surface without thermal radiations, (III) thermal flow field over a cylindrical surface with thermal radiations, and (IV) thermal flow field over a cylindrical surface without thermal radiations. For each regime, a Nusselt number is carried out to construct an artificial neural networking model. The model prediction performance is reported by using varied neuron numbers and input parameters, and the results are assessed. The ANN model is designed by using the Bayesian regularization training procedure, and a high-performing MLP network model is used. The data used in the creation of the MLP network was 80 percent for model training and 20 percent for testing. The graph shows the degree of agreement between the ANN model projected values and the goal values. We discovered that an artificial neural network model can provide high-efficiency forecasts for heat transfer rates having engineering standpoints. For both flat and cylindrical surfaces, the heat transfer normal to the surface reflects inciting nature towards the Prandtl number and heat absorption parameter, while the opposite is the case for the temperature stratification parameter and heat generation parameter. It is important to note that the magnitude of heat transfer is significantly larger for Flow Regime-IV in comparison with Flow Regimes-I, -II, and -III.

Keywords

• convective heat transfer
• temperature stratification
• thermal radiations
• mixed convection
• artificial neural networking