Thermal radiation impact on heat and mass transfer analysis of nanofluids inside a cavity with gyrotactic microorganisms

Abstract

Purpose

Buongiorno’s type nanofluid mass and heat transport appearances inside a cavity filled with gyrotactic microorganisms by captivating thermal radiation is analyzed in the present work. Finite element investigation is instigated to examine the converted momentum, temperature, concentration of microorganisms and concentration of nanofluid equations numerically.

Design/methodology/approach

Finite element investigation is instigated to examine the converted momentum, temperature, concentration of microorganisms and concentration of nanofluid equations numerically.

Findings

The sway of these influenced parameters on standard rates of heat transport, nanoparticles Sherwood number and Sherwood number of microorganisms is also illustrated through graphs. It is perceived that the rates of heat transport remarkably intensifies inside the cavity region with amplifying thermophoresis number values.

Originality/value

The research work carried out in this paper is original and no part is copied from others’ work.

Citation

Reddy, P.S. and Sreedevi, P. (2023), "Thermal radiation impact on heat and mass transfer analysis of nanofluids inside a cavity with gyrotactic microorganisms", International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, Vol. 33 No. 12, pp. 3839-3865. https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-04-2023-0191