A comprehensive analysis on thermally enhanced electro-magneto-hydrodynamic micropolar flow mixture comprising water (70 %) and ethylene-glycol (30 %) with alumina nanoparticles over a riga plate

Abstract

In this research paper, a two-dimensional flow of an electro-magneto-hydrodynamic water-ethylene glycol-based nanofluid over a Riga plate has been presented. The nanofluid mixture has micropolar and electrical behaviors. Furthermore, the effects of chemical reaction and activation energy are imposed in the present investigation. It is important to mention that the nanofluid mixture is composed of alumina nanoparticles (Al₂O₃) and base fluid as water-ethylene glycol (70:30). It is important to mention that the significance of this study lies in engineering cooling systems, drug delivery, and microfluidic devices. The main equations of problem have converted to dimension-free form using similarity variables. The transformed ODEs are then converted into first-order differential equations and solved numerically by executing the shooting method. The validation on the modeled equations is confirmed by validating the present analysis with the results available literature. From this analysis, it is obtained that the greater micropolar parameter and modified Hartmann number enhanced the streamwise velocity profile while reducing micro-rotational velocity. The greater micro-gyration constraint reduced streamwise velocity profile while enhancing micro-rotational velocity. The greater thermophoresis factor and thermal Biot number enhanced both thermal and concentration profiles. The greater activation energy factor enhanced the concentration distribution, and the greater Brownian motion factor and Schmit number reduced the concentration distribution. The higher thermophoresis factor reduced the heat transfer rate, and the higher heat source factor and thermal Biot number enhanced heat transfer rate.