Mohamed Kezzar, Nabil Talbi, Saeed Dinarvand, Sanatan Das, Mohamed Rafik Sari, Samia Nasr and Ali Akhlaghi Mozaffar
This paper aims to model and analyze Jeffery Hamel’s channel flow with the magnetohydrodynamics second-grade hybrid nanofluid. Considering the importance of studying the velocity…
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Purpose
This paper aims to model and analyze Jeffery Hamel’s channel flow with the magnetohydrodynamics second-grade hybrid nanofluid. Considering the importance of studying the velocity slip and temperature jump in the boundary conditions of the flow, which leads to results close to reality, this paper intends to analyze the mentioned topic in the convergent and divergent channels that have significant applications.
Design/methodology/approach
The examination is conducted on a EG-H_2 O <30%–70%> base fluid that contains hybrid nanoparticles (i.e. SWCNT-MWCNT). To ensure comprehensive results, this study also considers the effects of thermal radiation, thermal sink/source, rotating convergent-divergent channels and magnetic fields. Initially, the governing equations are formulated in cylindrical coordinates and then simplified to ordinary differential equations through appropriate transformations. These equations are solved using the Explicit Runge–Kutta numerical method, and the results are compared with previous studies for validation.
Findings
After the validation, the effect of the governing parameters on the temperature and velocity of the second-grade hybrid nanofluid has been investigated by means of various and comprehensive contours. In the following, the issue of entropy generation and its related graphical results for this problem is presented. The mentioned contours and graphs accurately display the influence of problem parameters, including velocity slip and temperature jump. Besides, when thermal radiation is introduced (Rd = +0.1 and Rd = +0.2), entropy generation in convergent-divergent channels decreases by 7% and 14%, respectively, compared to conditions without thermal radiation (Rd = 0). Conversely, increasing the thermal sink/source from 0 to 4 leads to an 8% increase in entropy generation at Q = 2 and a 17% increase at Q = 4 in both types of channels. The details of the analysis of contours and the entropy generation results are fully mentioned in the body of the paper.
Originality/value
There are many studies on convergent and divergent channels, but this study comprehensively investigates the effects of velocity slip and temperature jump and certainly, this geometry with the specifications presented in this paper has not been explored before. Among the other distinctive features of this paper compared to previous works, the authors can mention the presentation of velocity and temperature results in the form of contours, which makes the physical analysis of the problem simpler.
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Nabil Brahmia, Salah Chaab and Aziez Zeddouri
The purpose of this paper is to focus on the assessment of water resources in the Seybouse middle sub-basin. Analyses of water and various current uses are used to draw attention…
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to focus on the assessment of water resources in the Seybouse middle sub-basin. Analyses of water and various current uses are used to draw attention to the necessity of implementing water resources integrated management into a plan aiming at a rational exploitation.
Design/methodology/approach
Any sustainable management of water resources is closely dependent on the ability to accurately assess the quantity and quality of available water resources that are used as water supply for the population, agricultural production, industrial or energy. The analyzed and processed available data serve as database for integrated water resources management.
Findings
Analysis shows that the annual water supply is represented by 71 percent of the surface water resources and 29 percent of groundwater. The total volume of water used in the middle Seybouse basin is estimated at 36.22 hm3/yr. The predicted water needs are estimated to 79.19 hm3/yr in 2030. The groundwater of the Guelma alluvial aquifer exhibits a calcium chloride-facies general trend. The evolution of the chemical elements is related mainly to the geological nature of the reservoir lithologies. The heavy metals do not exhibit clear anomalies, but the surface water of the majority of streams is heavily infected with bacterial germs.
Practical implications
The obtained results show that the Seybouse middle sub-basin needs twice as much water by 2030 for the different uses. This requires a better management of water resources for a sustainable development in this specific region of Eastern Algeria.
Originality/value
This paper is devoted to the management of water resources in a specific region (the middle Seybouse basin) which constitutes an interesting example of considerations to be taken for a sustainable development.