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Model development and heat transfer characteristics in renewable energy systems conveying hybrid nanofluids subject to nonlinear thermal radiation

Ephesus O. Fatunmbi (Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Nigeria)
A.M. Obalalu (Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria)
Umair Khan (Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Sakarya University, Serdivan, Turkey) (Department of Computer Science and Mathematics, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon) (Department of Mechanics and Mathematics, Western Caspian University, Baku, Azerbaijan)
Syed Modassir Hussain (Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah, Saudi Arabia)
Taseer Muhammad (Department of Mathematics, College of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia)

Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures

ISSN: 1573-6105

Article publication date: 8 October 2024

Issue publication date: 28 October 2024

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Abstract

Purpose

In today’s world, the demand for energy to power industrial and domestic activities is increasing. To meet this need and enhance thermal transport, solar energy conservation can be tapped into via solar collector coating for thermal productivity. Hybrid nanofluids (HNFs), which combine nanoparticles with conventional heat transfer fluids, offer promising opportunities for improving the efficiency and sustainability of renewable energy systems. Thus, this paper explores fluid modeling application techniques to analyze and optimize heat transfer enhancement using HNFs. A model comprising solar energy radiation with nanoparticles of copper (Cu) and alumina oxide (Al2O3) suspended in water (H2O) over an extending material device is developed.

Design/methodology/approach

The model is formulated using conservation laws to build relevant equations, which are then solved using the Galerkin numerical technique simulated via Maple software. The computational results are displayed in various graphs and tables to showcase the heat transfer mechanism in the system.

Findings

The results reveal the thermal-radiation-boost heat transfer phenomenon in the system. The simulations of the theoretical fluid models can help researchers understand how HNFs facilitate heat transfer in renewable energy systems.

Originality/value

The originality of this study is in exploring the heat transfer properties within renewable energy systems using HNFs under the influence of nonlinear thermal radiation.

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Acknowledgements

This research has been funded by the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (No: DIP-2023-005). Also, the authors thank the Deanship of Scientific Research, Islamic University of Madinah, Madinah, Saudi Arabia, for supporting this research work.

Citation

Fatunmbi, E.O., Obalalu, A.M., Khan, U., Hussain, S.M. and Muhammad, T. (2024), "Model development and heat transfer characteristics in renewable energy systems conveying hybrid nanofluids subject to nonlinear thermal radiation", Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, Vol. 20 No. 6, pp. 1328-1342. https://doi.org/10.1108/MMMS-05-2024-0128

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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