Models based analysis of radiative induced MHD hybrid nanofluid flow over an exponentially stretching sheet

Abstract

The study focuses on the flow of hybrid nanofluid, induced by magnetic and radiation effects, across an exponentially stretched sheet. The research examines the impact of temperature-dependent properties of the hybrid nanofluid on the sheet. Water is used as the base fluid, and SWCNT and MWCNT are employed as nanoparticles. The study includes a discussion of the Yamada–Ota, Xue and Tiwari–Das models of hybrid nanofluids. The governing system of flow is presented mathematically, and boundary layer approximations are used to reduce differential equations. The differential equations are transformed into dimensionless ordinary differential equations (ODEs) by using transformations. The dimensionless system of equations is then solved numerically. The results of the flow model are offered in tabular and graphical forms. We observed that Tiwari–Das model of hybrid nanofluid achieved more heat transfer and friction factor values when compared to other models of Xue and Yamada–Ota models of hybrid nanofluid. Temperature curves are noted to be enhanced by enlargement in the nano-concentration factor. If the nano-concentration increased in the fluid which boosted the thermal conductivity of the liquid, then as a result, the temperature of fluid enhanced at surface.