Analysis of Heat Transfer for the Copper–Water Nanofluid Flow through a Uniform Porous Medium Generated by a Rotating Rigid Disk

Naif Abdulaziz M. Alkuhayli and Andrew Morozov ()
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Naif Abdulaziz M. Alkuhayli: Mathematics Department, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka P.O. Box 2014, Saudi Arabia
Andrew Morozov: School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK

Mathematics, 2024, vol. 12, issue 10, 1-19

Abstract: This study theoretically investigates the temperature and velocity spatial distributions in the flow of a copper–water nanofluid induced by a rotating rigid disk in a porous medium. Unlike previous work on similar systems, we assume that the disk surface is well polished (coated); therefore, there are velocity and temperature slips between the nanofluid and the disk surface. The importance of considering slip conditions in modeling nanofluids comes from practical applications where rotating parts of machines may be coated. Additionally, this study examines the influence of heat generation on the temperature distribution within the flow. By transforming the original Navier–Stokes partial differential equations (PDEs) into a system of ordinary differential equations (ODEs), numerical solutions are obtained. The boundary conditions for velocity and temperature slips are formulated using the effective viscosity and thermal conductivity of the copper–water nanofluid. The dependence of the velocity and temperature fields in the nanofluid flow on key parameters is investigated. The major findings of the study are that the nanoparticle volume fraction significantly impacts the temperature distribution, particularly in the presence of a heat source. Furthermore, polishing the disk surface enhances velocity slips, reducing stresses at the disk surface, while a pronounced velocity slip leads to distinct changes in the radial, azimuthal, and axial velocity components. The study highlights the influence of slip conditions on fluid velocity as compared to previously considered non-slip conditions. This suggests that accounting for slip conditions for coated rotating disks would yield more accurate predictions in assessing heat transfer, which would be potentially important for the practical design of various devices using nanofluids.

Keywords: copper–water nanofluid; polished rotating disk; velocity slip; temperature slip; effective viscosity; heat source (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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