Nanotechnology Reviews (May 2022)

Thermal analysis characterisation of solar-powered ship using Oldroyd hybrid nanofluids in parabolic trough solar collector: An optimal thermal application

  • Shahzad Faisal,
  • Jamshed Wasim,
  • Safdar Rabia,
  • Hussain Syed M.,
  • Nasir Nor Ain Azeany Mohd,
  • Dhange Mallinath,
  • Nisar Kottakkaran Sooppy,
  • Eid Mohamed R.,
  • Sohail Muhammad,
  • Alsehli Mishal,
  • Elfasakhany Ashraf

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/ntrev-2022-0108
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 2015 – 2037

Abstract

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The mathematical modeling of hybrid nanofluid flow and heat transfer with entropy generation toward parabolic trough surface collector (PTSC) inside the solar-powered ship (SPS) is performed. The mathematical model used non-Newtonian Oldroyd-B model amidst a constant inclined magnetic field influence is being considered. The mathematical model is then reduced by adopting appropriate similarity transformation into a higher-order nonlinear differential equations system. The reduced model is computed using the well-known technique called the Keller Box scheme. Physical parameters effectiveness, for instance, thermal radiation, viscous dissipation, hybrid nanoparticles, and Joule heating, is displayed in graphs. The silver-ethylene glycol (Ag-EG) characteristic performance outperformed the silver-magnetite-ethylene glycol (Ag-Fe3O4/EG). The maximum efficiency of Ag-EG is about 26.3%, while the minimum is at least 5.6%.

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