Thermogravitational Convection of Hybrid Nanofluid in a Porous Chamber with a Central Heat-Conducting Body

A problem with the thermogravitational energy transference of a hybrid nanofluid (Al2O3-SiO2/H2O) in a porous space with a central heat-conducting body has been presented and numerical analysis has been performed. Governing equations, transformed in terms of non-dimensional parameters, have been solved by a developed numerical algorithm based on the finite difference technique. The behavior of streamlines and isotherms was investigated, and the impact of various important characteristics is discussed. The variation in the average and local Nusselt numbers was studied; by selecting various appropriate nano-sized particle combinations in hybrid nanosuspension, the desired energy transport strength could be obtained. The results were compared and successfully validated with previous reported numerical and experimental data from the literature.

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