Thermal attributes of sodium alginate (Na.C6H7O6) based binary and ternary hybrid nanofluids under activation energy and induced magnetic field environment

Abstract

Ternary hybrid nanofluids possess several potential applications in the modern science beyond just the heat transfer efficiency. A continuous research and advancements on binary and ternary hybrid nanofluids might lead towards new developments in many technological and scientific zones. Ongoing research interprets and distinguishes the novel attributes of the sodium alginate (Na.C6H7O6) based unary, binary and ternary nanofluids through a porous medium under induced magnetic field environment. The nano-composition of single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) with silver (Ag) and molybdenum dioxide (MoS2) gives rise to the binary (SWCNT-Ag/Na.C6H7O6) and ternary hybrid (SWCNT-Ag-MoS2/Na.C6H7O6) nanofluids respectively. A complex and highly nonlinear system of differential equations, obtained via the boundary layer approximations, is tackled numerically. An algorithmic approach, using MATLAB software, is incorporated to determine the iterative solutions. The efficiency as well as validity of the developed algorithm is confirmed by equating the results with the previous ones. The results evidently portray the fact that the magnetic Prandtl number and magnetic interaction parameter not only dissuade the induced magnetic field but also resist the fluids’ speed. With the larger values of activation energy parameter, higher will be the concentration of fluid.

Keywords

• Tri-hybrid nanofluids
• Sodium alginate
• Induced magnetic field
• Molybdenum dioxide
• Activation energy
• Silver