Analysis of Buoyancy Driven Unsteady Nanofluid Channel Flow on Entropy Generation

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  • Alex X. Matofali Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro-Tanzania Author
  • Michael H Mkwizu Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro-Tanzania Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32628/IJSRSET2411455

Keywords:

Buoyancy, Entropy, Nanofluid, Unsteady, Channel Flow

Abstract

This study aimed investigates on the effects of buoyancy driven unsteady channel flow on entropy generation.The study intended to develop flow model for a case of nanofluid in a channel, determine the effect of different parameters on velocity, temperature and entropy generation. The obtained results reviled that Alumina-water nanofluid tends to raise the velocity than Copper-water nanofluid. Furthermore, the study indicated that the temperature is subjected to decrease with the increase in . Also the results show that the entropy generation rate decreases with an increase in nanoparticle fraction ( ), the vice versa results is observed when increasing an Eckert number (Ec).

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26-06-2025

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Alex X. Matofali and Michael H Mkwizu, “Analysis of Buoyancy Driven Unsteady Nanofluid Channel Flow on Entropy Generation”, Int J Sci Res Sci Eng Technol, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 1327–1340, Jun. 2025, doi: 10.32628/IJSRSET2411455.

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