The carbon-nanotube nanofluid sprayed on an unsteady stretching cylinder together with entropy generation

Abstract

The water-based single- and multiple-wall carbon nanotubes nanofluid over the surface of an unsteady stretched cylinder has been studied. The thin film of the carbon-nanotube nanofluid has been focused for the heat transfer enhancement applications. The well-known thermal conductivity model for the revolving tube materials like single- and multiple-walled carbon nanotubes defined by Xue were used. The modeled problem has been solved through the optimal homotopy analysis method using the BVPh 2.0 package. The distribution of the thin layer has been regulated through the pressure term using the variable thickness of the nanoliquid. The entropy generation has mainly focused during the motion of the thin layer for the both sorts of carbon nanotubes. The important features of the entropy generation and Bejan number under the influence of the physical constraints have been compared for the both types of single-wall carbon nanotubes and multiple-wall carbon nanotubes and discussed. The well-known BVPh 2.0 package of the optimal homotopy analysis method has been used to find the outcomes.