Magnetohydrodynamic convection of Cu-water nanofluid in a square cavity with a circular cylinder

2016-01-01
The hydromagnetic free convection of a Cu-water nanofluid in a square cavity involving an adiabatic circular cylinder is numerically investigated in the presence of an inclined uniform magnetic field. The left and right walls of the cavity are kept at constant hot and cold temperatures, respectively, while the horizontal walls are assumed to be adiabatic. The coupled nonlinear equations of mass, momentum and energy governing the present problem are discretized using the dual reciprocity boundary element method which is a boundary only nature technique treating the nonlinear terms by the use of radial basis functions. The flow and thermal fields are analyzed through streamline, isotherm, and average Nusselt number plots for a wide range of controlling parameters, such as Rayleigh and Hartmann numbers, the nanoparticle volume fraction and the inclination angle of the magnetic field. The results reveal that heat transfer and fluid flow are strongly affected by the presence of the circular cylinder and the inclined magnetic field. © 2016, North Atlantic University Union NAUN. All rights reserved.
International Journal of Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

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Citation Formats
C. Bozkaya, “Magnetohydrodynamic convection of Cu-water nanofluid in a square cavity with a circular cylinder,” International Journal of Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, pp. 332–339, 2016, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84994772072&origin=inward.