This article aims to investigate the thermophysical properties of viscous nanofluid in the two-dimensional geometry of a triangular cavity containing inverted triangle, square, and rhombus obstacles with different boundary conditions. The boundary conditions of the triangular cavity are investigated in two mechanisms: 1) uniform temperature at the base of the cavity and 2) non-uniform temperature (sinusoidal function) at the base of the cavity. The finite element method was used to solve the governing equations of the viscous nanofluid flow.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNatural convection in a square porous cavity with a partial magnetic field is investigated in this work. The magnetic field enters a part of the left wall horizontally. The horizontal walls of the cavity are thermally insulated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicrobial fuel cells (MFCs) are promising for generating renewable energy from organic matter and efficient wastewater treatment. Ensuring their practical viability requires meticulous optimization and precise design. Among the critical components of MFCs, the membrane separator plays a pivotal role in segregating the anode and cathode chambers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study investigates the impact of heat radiation on magnetically-induced forced convection of nanofluid in a semi-porous channel. The research employs Akbari-Ganji's and Homotopy perturbation methods to analyze the effects of multiple parameters, including Hartmann number, Reynolds number, Eckert number, radiation parameter, and suction parameter, on the flow and heat transfer characteristics. The results demonstrate that increasing Reynolds number, suction, and radiation parameters increases temperature gradient, providing valuable insights into improving heat transfer in semi-porous channels.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNowadays, several engineering applications and academic investigations have demonstrated the significance of heat transfers in general and mixed convection heat transfer (MCHT) in particular in cavities containing obstacles. This study's main goal is to analyze the MCHT of a nanofluid in a triangular cavity with a pentagonal barrier using magneto hydrodynamics (MHD). The cavity's-oriented walls are continuous cold temperature, whereas the bottom wall of the triangle and all pentagonal obstacle walls are kept at a constant high temperature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this article, the semi-analytical technique of the Hybrid Analytical and Numerical Method (the HAN Method) is used to study the non-transient forced non-Newtonian MHD Reiner-Rivlin viscoelastic fluid motion that is constrained between two plates. The magnetic field is also present in this model. The governing equations are in the PDE form and by using the Von Kármán similarity variables, they transformed into a set of ODEs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Colloid Interface Sci
November 2018
In this work, transient movement of a vertically falling soluble spherical particle in a non-Newtonian medium is perused. It is supposed that the particle mass diminishes owing to its solubility in the fluid, and thus particle size will be diminished by a linear function. The governing nonlinear differential equation is solved analytically using Collocation Method (CM).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the present study, the analytical study on blood flow containing nanoparticles through porous blood vessels is done in presence of magnetic field using Homotopy Perturbation Method (HPM). Blood is considered as the third grade non- Newtonian fluid containing nanoparticles. Viscosity of nanofluid is determined by Constant, Reynolds' and Vogel's models.
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February 2014
In this paper, heat transfer and flow analysis for a non-Newtonian third grade nanofluid flow in porous medium of a hollow vessel in presence of magnetic field are simulated analytically and numerically. Blood is considered as the base third grade non-Newtonian fluid and gold (Au) as nanoparticles are added to it. The viscosity of nanofluid is considered a function of temperature as Vogel's model.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFP-gp is playing significant role in the development of the drug resistance by altering the absorption of drugs. The objective of present investigation was to study the effect of verapamil on the pharmacokinetics of phenytoin in order to evaluate the role of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) in phenytoin absorption. An in situ single pass intestinal perfusion study was carried out to determine the effect of verapamil on the functional status of intestinal P-gp.
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