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. 2024 Aug 27;14:19842. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-70167-2

A numerical study of heat and mass transfer characteristic of three-dimensional thermally radiated bi-directional slip flow over a permeable stretching surface

Hakeem Ullah 1, Syed Arshad Abas 1, Mehreen Fiza 1, Ilyas Khan 2,3,4,5, Ariana Abdul Rahimzai 6,, Ali Akgul 7,8
PMCID: PMC11349974  PMID: 39191851

Abstract

Within fluid mechanics, the flow of hybrid nanofluids over a stretching surface has been extensively researched due to their influence on the flow and heat transfer properties. Expanding on this concept by introducing porous media, the current study explore the flow and heat and mass transport characteristics of hybrid nanofluid. This investigation includes the effect of magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) with chemical reaction, thermal radiation, and slip effects. The nanoparticles, copper, and alumina are combined with water for the formation of a hybrid nanofluid. Using the self-similar method for the reduction of Partial differential equations (PDEs) to the system of Ordinary differential equations (ODEs). These nonlinear equation systems are solved numerically using the bvp4c (boundary value solver) technique. The effect of the different physical non-dimensional flow parameters on different flow profiles such as velocity, temperature, concentration, skin friction, Nusselt and mass transfer rate are depicted through graphs and tables. The velocity profiles diminish with the effect of magnetic and slip parameters. The temperature and concentration slip parameters reduce the temperature and concentration profile respectively. The higher values of magnetic factor lessened the skin friction coefficient for both slip and no-slip conditions. An elevation in the thermal slip parameter reduced the boundary layer thickness and the heat transfer from the surface to the fluid. The Nusselt number amplified with the climbing values of the radiation parameter. The mass transfer rate depressed with the solutal slip parameter. Comparison is made with the published work in the literature and there is excellent agreement between them.

Keywords: Hybrid nanofluid, Stretching surface, Slip conditions and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD), Bvp4c

Subject terms: Engineering, Mathematics and computing, Physics

Introduction

The exploration of nanofluid has expanded significantly among researchers due to its wide-ranging significance in various fields such as biomedicine, cooling for electronic devices, transportation, heat exchangers, and many more. Diverse nanoparticles such as grapheme, silver, copper, alumina, silica, and carbon nanotube must be incorporated into the base fluid to enhance the thermal conductivity of common fluids like ethylene glycol water, kerosene, and engine oils. The utilization of nanotechnology in industry had become prevalent due to the distinctive physical and chemical properties exhibited by materials at the nanometer scale. Fluids containing nano-scale particles are called nanofluids, a term initially coined by Choi1. In their work, Choi et al.2 demonstrated that incorporating a small quantity of less than 1% by volume of nanoparticles into conventional heat transfer liquids resulted in a notable enhancement of the fluid's thermal conductivity reaching approximately twice its original value. Vedavathi et al.3 examined the Darcy nanofluid over an enlarging surface with thermal radiation and chemical reaction numerically. They concluded that with the heightened values of magnetic and Darcy number, the velocity profile declined while the temperature graphs boosted. The demand to enhance the thermal performance of the fluids in science and technology a new class of fluid called hybrid nanofluids was utilized. The formation of hybrid nanofluid involves more than one nanoparticle in a base fluid. Abas et al.4 studied the Cu and alumina blood-base hybrid nanofluid with thermophoresis and Arrhenius activation energy. They concluded that the concentration graph raised with activation and thermophoresis parameters. Additionally, the rate of heat transport is more pronounced than nanofluid. Propylene glycol hybrid nanofluid two-dimensional Williamson fluid flow over a convectively heated porous surface examined by Ali et al.5. They revealed that the heat transfer rate of hybrid nanofluid is higher, compared to other regular fluids. Moreover, the temperature and entropy profile amplified with radiation factor. Saeed et al.6 examined Darcy Forchheimer hybrid nanofluid flow having carbon nanotubes and iron oxide past an exponentially extending curved surface. They found that the rate of heat transfer increased by 3.1461% more than other fluids. Guedri et al.7 studied the two-dimensional ternary hybrid nanofluid over an extended surface with entropy generation. The higher values of both the electric and magnetic parameters promoted the Bejan number while hindering the generation of entropy. Dawar et al.8 studied the magnetized and non-magnetize non-Newtonian flow over a stretchy cylinder. They marked that the intensified values of β the velocity graph escalated, on the other hand β1.0 velocity lines curtailed. Zangooee et al.9 used the fifth-order RKF method for the solution of hybrid nanofluid across a two directional enlarging surface with non-uniform magnetic field. They concluded that the temperature had direct linked with the enhancement of the shape factor. Rehman et al.10 examined the application of hybrid nanofluids in industries to enhance their thermal performance. They noted that both the magnetic and Eckert number boost the temperature profile. The investigation of the fluid flow over an extended surface was pertinent to several key applications in engineering, particularly within the domains of metallurgy and chemical engineering processes. These uses frequently revolved around the cooling of continuous strips or filaments by drawing them through a quiescent fluid. The research conducted by Crane11 probed into the examination of the steady two-dimensional boundary layer Newtonian fluid flow over a surface undergoing stretching. This exploration contributed valuable insights into the understanding of relevant phenomena in these industrial processes. After Crane the attention of many scientists drawn toward the problem of stretching surface. Homotopic modeling of mixed-mode high-velocity bio-convective flow in a water-based hybrid nanofluid across a thermal convective exponentially expanding structure examined by Shamshuddin et al.12. Das13studied the slip effect on non-linear stretching surface. The finding revealed that the boundary layer thickness and stream-wise velocity enrich with the enhanced value of the stretching factor. Numerically deliberated the MHD steady flow over a stretchy surface by14. Their result was in excellent agreement with the previous work. Also, the heat transfer rate raised with Hartman number and stretching ratio factors. Waqas et al.15 studied the effect of thermal radiation in the presence of a heat source on hybrid nanofluid over an extended surface. The growing values of the thermal radiation declared the higher profile for temperature while diminishing for Deborah number. By imposing innovative bilateral reactions, Shamshuddin et al.16 builted a model of a two-phase nanofluid flowing through a bidirectional stretching sheet. The findings showed that a higher stretching value increased the nanofluid's velocity, whereas a lower Casson parameter decreased the x and y velocities. Bouslimi et al.17 numerically studied the thermally radiated Williamson nanofluid over a permeable stretching surface in the existence of heat generation and absorption using the fourth-order Rung-Kutta method. They found that the Nusselt number decreased with the augmented heat generation and absorption coefficient values. Furthermore, the skin friction declined with magnetic and Darcy numbers. The work was carried out by Lone et al.18 to examined the Casson hybrid nanofluid flow induced by external forces as it passed an exponentially extending surface. Extensive analysis of the data showed that as magnetic, mixed convection, buoyancy ratio, Casson, and porosity parameters escalated, fluid motion deteriorated. The literature1921 investigated the MHD flow over a permeable and non-permeable stretching surface. Sajid et al.22 investigated numerically micro polar flow over a curved stretching surface by Runge- Kutta method. They found that the drag force is more for flat surfaces as compared to curved surfaces. Additionally, a curved sheet has a thicker boundary layer than a flat sheet.

Magnetohydrodynamics is a field of investigation that examined the dynamics of electrically conductive materials. The term comprises magneto for magnetic effects hydro for water and dynamic for movement. In this phenomena forces arise from magnetic fields induced by currents. Researchers have been significantly drawn his attention to this field in recent decades. MHD played a crucial role in geophysics engineering and astrophysics. Notably, it contributes to the cooling of nuclear reactors using liquid metals and the confinement of plasma. Aerospace vehicles also benefit from the application of MHD. Kumar et al.23 evaluated natural convection within MHD flow where an accelerated plate was taken into account along with the effects of Hall current and Soret-Dufour. The mass transfer rate grows with the Schmidt number. To explored the impact of activation energy Reddy et al.24 examined the radiative MHD nanofluid over a porous wedge. They disclosed that the boundary layer thickness expands with the growing of activation energy. Furthermore, the Nusselt number declined with the Eckert and thermophoresis parameters. Ali et al.25 scrutinized the MHD flow with variable thickness of the extended sheet containing TiO2 and copper nanoparticles. They used the Cattaneo-Christov heat flux model to enhance the thermal performance. They concluded that temperature amplified with nanoparticle volume percentage. The thermally radiative mixed convected hybrid nanofluid flow studied by Vishalaskshi et al.26 past over an extending and shrinking surface with a dual effect of inclined MHD. The velocity was the growing function of Rayleigh number. Naveed et al.27 used curvilinear coordinates to examine the MHD flow over an extended curved surface. They noted that the unsteadiness parameter suppresses both pressure and momentum boundary layer thickness.

The presence of slip boundary conditions is defined by a correlation between the tangential velocity at the surface and the shear stress applied to the wall. Navier introduced the term slip boundary condition after establishing a connection between slip rate and shear stress. Maxwell provided a straightforward explanation for velocity slip, attributing it to a change in velocity parallel to both the creep term and the surface. Thermal slip involves temperature variations along a surface with a specific temperature and concentration slip refers to the alteration in the current concentration due to the introduction of a new solute concentration. Andersson28 conducted earlier studies that considered the slip boundary Newtonian flow over an extended surface. He presented a comprehensive closed-form solution for the Navier–Stokes equations addressing MHD flow over a stretching sheet. Subsequently the Andersson contribution, Wang29 further advanced the field by unveiling a closed-form solution similarity solution for complete Navier–Stokes equations specifically for the flow over a stretching sheet with partial slip. Hayat et al.30 extended the work of previous researchers by introducing thermal slip conditions. They explored the dynamic of unsteady MHD flow and heat transfer over a sponge-extended surface incorporating slip conditions. Sharma et al.31 numerically examined the slip effect on micro polar flow over an extended porous surface. The slip and porous factors cut down the velocity profile. Ali et al.32 explored microorganism Darcy Forchheimer’s nanofluid flow with slip condition over a spinning disk. They used both numerical and analytical method for the computating of the flow model. Raza et al.33 studied the heat and mass transfer characteristic of three-dimensional MHD flow considering the effects of the slip across a rotating channel. The provided references3437 contain the investigation and findings of the slips’ effects on different flow problems.

This study aims to examine MHD hybrid nanofluid over a bi-directional permeable stretching sheet considering slip flow and heat transport of the hybrid nanofluid (Cu+Al2O3/H2O) having nanoparticles Cu and Al2O3 are suspended in the base fluid water. It is well-known that these nanoparticles have many engineering applications, including cosmetics, the automobile industry, the home industry, cancer therapy, food packaging, medicines, textiles, paper, plastics, paints, ceramics, food colourants, soaps, and many more. The core of the ongoing proposed model is to analyze the effects of different slips factors on the flow and heat transmission behavior of water base hybrid nanofluid. The proposed model of the Cu+Al2O3/H2O nanofluid is still not being study by the researcher with such configured effects based on the cited literature. The governing PDEs are transformed into ODEs and subsequently solved numerically. To validate the numerical approach the results are compared with those of Hayat et al.38 for different β values. Additionally, the study explores the influence of a strong magnetic field, thermophoresis, Brownian motion, thermal radiation, and chemical reaction. Furthermore, the effects of different non-dimensional parameters on flow profile and rate of heat and mass transfer are examined.

Mathematical model

Consider a steady MHD hybrid nanofluid three-dimensional flow over a stretching surface. Assume that the sheet is porous and stretched in two directions i.e. x1- and x2- as shown in (Fig. 1). The coordinates of the surface is taken along x1-,x2-andx3- directions with velocities u1,u2andu3 respectively. The extended surface is placed along x1- and x2- directions with velocities u1w=ax1 and u2w=bx2 respectively where aandb are positive constants. The x3- axis is normal to the x1,x2 plane i.e. perpendicular to the flow direction. The surface temperature and concentration of the sheet is denoted by TwandCw. Whereas the ambient temperature and concentration are TandC. A transversal magnetic field is applied parallel to x3- axis with strength B0. The thermal radiation and first-order chemical reaction are incorporated in energy and concentration equation. Additionally, the velocity slip, thermal slip, and concentration slip conditions are taken into consideration. The below equations describe the MHD three-dimensional hybrid nanofluid flow over a bi-directional stretching surface under the above-mentioned assumptions39,40:

u1x1+u2x2+u3x3=0, 1
ρ~hnfu1u1x1+u2u1x2+u3u1x3=μhnf2u1x32-u1σhnfB02+μhnfkp, 2
ρ~hnfu1u2x1+u2u2x2+u3u2x3=μhnf2u2x32-u2σhnfB02+μhnfkp, 3
ρ~Cphnfu1Tx1+u2Tx2+u3Tx3=k~hnf2Tx32+ρ~CpnpDBCx3Tx3+DTTTx32-qax3, 4
u1Cx1+u2Cx2+u3Cx3+kqC-C=DB2Cx32+δCDTT2Tx32. 5

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Geometry of flow problem.

The boundary conditions are given below39,41:

u1=u1w(x)+S1u1x3,u2=u2w(x)+S2u2x3,u3=0,T-Tw=S3Tx3,C-Cw=S4Cx3atx30,u10,u20,CC,TTatx3. 6

The similarity transformations are given as40;

u1=dx1fξ,u2=dx2gξ,u3=-dϑffξ+gξ,Tw-Tθξ+T=T,Cw-CΦξ+C=C,ξ=x3dϑf. 7

Here S1,S2,S3andS4 are the velocities temperature and concentration slip parameters respectively. qa is the Roseland approximation for radiative heat flux along x3- direction and defined as below26,42:

qa=-4σx3keT4x3. 8

Ignored the higher order term, the generalized form of Taylor series for T4 is:

T4=4T3T-3T3. 9

Using Eq. (8 and 9) the Eq. (4) can be written as:

ρ~Cphnfu1Tx1+u2Tx2+u3Tx3=k~hnf2Tx32+ρ~CpnpDBCx3Tx3+DTTTx32--16σxT3ke2Tx32. 10

Employing the similarity transformation in Eq. (6) to the equations represented from serial (1 to 5) the nonlinear systems of ODEs are:

B1B2fξ+fξ+gξfξ-fξ+B3B2M+B1B2KPfξ=0, 11
B1B2gξ+gξ+fξgξ-gξ+B3B2M+B1B2KPgξ=0, 12
1PrB4+43Rdθξ+B5fξ+gξθξ+NbθξΦξ+Ntθ2ξ=0, 13
Φξ+NtNbθξ+Scfξ+gξΦξ-ScRxΦξ=0. 14

The transformed boundary conditions are:

fξ=1+N1fξ,gξ=β+N2gξ,θξ=1+N3θξ,Φξ=1+N4Φξ,fξ=0,gξ=0,atξ0,fξ=gξ=θξ=Φξ=0,atξ. 15

Pr=ϑfρ~Cpfk~f is the Prandtl number,Nt=ρ~CpnpDTTw-Tρ~CpfϑfT is thermophoresis parameter, N1=S1dϑf is the velocity slip parameter,Sc=ϑfDB is Schmidt number,β=bd is ratio parameter, KP=μfρ~fdkp is porosity parameter, Rd=4σxT3kek~f is Radiation parameter, M=σfB02ρ~fd is the magnetic, N2=S2dϑf is the velocity slip parameter along y direction, Nb=ρ~CpnpDBCw-Cρ~Cpfδcϑf is Brownian motion parameter, N3=S3dϑf is thermal slip parameter, Rx=kqd is chemical reaction parameter, and solutal Slip factor is N4=S4dϑf. Here B1=μhnfμf,B2=ρ~hnfρ~f,B3=σhnfσf,B4=k~hnfk~f and B5=ρ~Cphnfρ~Cpf are constants.

The theoretical model of hybrid nanofluid is given in (Table 1). In which μ is the dynamic viscosity, the density is denoted by ρ~, ρ~Cp is the heat capacitance, k~ is the thermal conductivity, σ and is the electrical conductivity of the fluid. The subscript hnf,nfandf are used for hybrid, nanofluid, and base fluid respectively. χ1andχ2 are the nanoparticles volume fraction of Cu and Al2O3 nanoparticles. The thermophysical property of Cu, Al2O3 and base fluid are defined in (Table 2).

Table 1.

The thermophysical properties of hybrid nanofluid45.

Properties name Thermophysical characteristic of hybrid nanofluid
Density ρ~hnfρ~f=1-χ21-χ1+χ1ρ~z1ρ~f+χ2ρ~z2ρ~f,
Heat capacitance ρ~Cphnfρ~Cpf=1-χ21-χ1+χ1ρ~Cpz1ρ~Cpf+χ2ρ~Cpz2ρ~Cpf,
Dynamic viscosity μhnfμf=11-χ11041-χ2104,
Thermal conductivity k~hnfk~f=k~z2+2k~bf+2χ2k~z2-k~fk~s2+2k~bf-χ2k~z2-k~f,k~bfk~f=k~z1+2k~f+2χ1k~z1-k~fk~z1+2k~f-χ1k~z1-k~f
Electrical conductivity σhnfσf=σz2+2σbf+2χ2σs2-σfσz2+2σbf-χ2σs2-σf,σbfσf=σs1+2σf+2χ1σs1-σfσz1+2σf-χ1σz1-σf

Table 2.

The thermophysical property of CuandAl2O3 with H2O46.

Name Base fluid Nanoparticles
H2O Cu Al2O3
Density ρ~Kgm-1 997.1 8933 3970
Specific heat CpJKgk-1 4179 385 765
Thermal conductivity k~Wmk-1 0.613 401 40
Electrical conductivity σΩ-1m-1 0.05 5.96×107 1 ×10-10
Pr 6.2

Quantities of interest

The physical quantities which are important in engineering science and industrial process are4244:

Cfx1=τwx1ρfu1w2,Cfx2=τwx2ρfu2w2,Nus=xqwk~fTw-TandShs=xhmDB(Cw-C), 16
τwx1=μhnfuz,τwx2=μhnfvz,qw=-k~hnfTz-qaz,hm=-DBCz,atz=0. 17

Using Eqs. (5 and 17) the simplified form of the Eq. (16) is given by:

Cx1=Rex0.5Cfx1=μhnfμff0,Cx2=Rey0.5Cfx2=μhnfμfg0,Nx=Rex-0.5Nux=-B4+43Rdθ0,Sx=Rex-0.5Shx=-Φ0. 18

where Nux represent Nusselt number, Cx1andCx2 are skin friction coefficients and Sx are mass transfer rate.

Numerical procedure

To solve the ODEs the bvp4c solver is used in MATLAB software. To set the problem for bvp4c the given below steps are as follows:

  1. The boundary value problem is defined.

  2. Apply the similarity transformations.

  3. Achieved the nonlinear ODEs, with the boundary constraints.

  4. Write the boundary value problem in first-order ordinary differential equation, so that we can easily compute it in MATLAB.

  5. Find obtained the outcomes graphically and numerically.

Let

y1=fξ,y2=fξ,y3=fξ,y3=fξ,y4=gξ,y5=gξ,y6=gξ,y6=gξy7=θξ,y8=θξ,y8=θξ,y9=Φξ,y10=Φξ,y10=Φξ. 19

Using Eq. (20) we write the equation from (10–13) in the following form:

y3=B2B1y2y2-y1y3-y3y4+B3B2My2+B1B2KPy2, 20
y6=B2B1-y4y6+y5y5-y1y6+B3B2My5+B1B2KPy5, 21
y8=-PrB5B4+43Rdy1+y4y8+1B5Nby8y10+Nty8y8, 22
y10=-NtNby8-Scy1+y4y10+ScRxy9. 23

The new converted boundary circumstances are:

ya2=1+N1ya3,ya5=1+N2ya6,ya7=1+N3ya8,ya9=1+N4ya10,ya1=0,ya4=0,yb2=0,yb5=0,yb7=0,yb9=0. 24

Validation of code

Comparison with previously published paper from the existing literature has been made to verify the precision of the present results. Table 2 demonstrates that the numerical values of the friction drag coefficients f0 and g0 in this paper across various β values closely align with the results published by Hayat et al.38. Consequently, we have confidence in the high accuracy of our results for analyzing the flow problem.

Discussion

This section contain the impact of different physical parameters on MHD hybrid nanofluid slip flow over a bi-directional extended surface. These physical parameters are Magnetic parameter M, radiation parameter Rd velocity slip parameters N1andN2, concentration slip N3, thermal slip parameters N4, thermophoresis Nt, Brownian motion Nb and chemical reaction Rx. The flow fields are velocity along x- and y- directions, temperature and concentration represented by fξ, gξ , θξ and Φξ respectively. The skin frictions are Cx1andCx2, Nusselt number Nx and mass transfer is Sx. Table 2 represents the thermophysical characteristics of the nanoparticles and base fluid. Table 3 shows the comparison of the present work with the already published work. This results shows that the current values are closely aligned with the work of Hayat et al.38. Figures 2, 3 illustrates the effect of M on fξ and gξ velocities of the hybrid nanofluids respectively. An enhancement in M results in a decrease in the velocity profiles due to an external resistance. Consequently, the velocity gradients slow down leading to a reduction in the thickness of the momentum boundary layer and drop in the flow velocities. Physically the amplified value of M generates Lorentzian MHD drag force, which opposing fluid motion across the entire domain. Additionally the M combined with the slip effect functions as a hindering force. This retarding force can regulate the fluid velocity proving beneficial in various application such as coating of wire, metal and MHD power generation etc. In Figs. 4, 5 the influence of the velocity slip parameters N1 and N2 on fξ and gξ are elucidate. Elevating N1 and N2 induces a reduction in fξ and gξ. Particularly the augmentation of N1 and N2 is associated with a reduction in the thickness of the momentum boundary layer, leading to a subsequent decrease in the velocity within this layer. Under slip conditions, it is noteworthy that the velocity of the stretching surface differs from that of the flow over the surface. In the given hybrid nanofluid flow over a linearly two directional extending surface both N1 and N2 exhibit identical effects along x1- and x2- directions as depicted in (Figs. 4, 5). Figures 6, 7 explore the impact of β on gξ and fξ. An increase in β manifests as a dual effect on gξ and fξ. Specifically a higher value of β correlates with a reduction in fξ and a simultaneous increase in gξ. The mathematical definition shows that β=bd has inverse relation with the extending velocity constant d along x1- direction. Conversely a directly relationship is observed with constant stretching velocity b along x2- direction. Consequently the rise in β leads to a decrease in fξ due to its inverse relation with d while concurrently augmenting gξ owing to its direct relation with b as a result escalating β enhances gξ and reduces fξ of the hybrid nanofluid. Particles' average velocity decrease due to this enhanced rotation, which obstructs their linear translational motion. A more organized and constrained movement of the particles is produced by the interaction of rotational and translational dynamics, which helps to explain the decrease in fξ. The sway of Nt on θξ is display in (Fig. 8). This Figure shows that an elevation in Nt there is a corresponding increase in θξ of hybrid nanofluid. This phenomenon is attributed to the heightened thermal resistance of the fluid driven by the tendency of thermophoretic distribution to elevate the non-dimensional fluid temperature. The catalyst behind this occurrence is the temperature gradient. As the Nt rise fluid particles undergo a movement toward higher energy levels, departing from colder regions. This migration contributes to an elevation in the θξ profile. This is due to the fact that nanoparticles have the ability to carry heat more efficiently, which ultimately results in a more effective transfer of thermal energy throughout the fluid. Additionally, the increased motion of the nanoparticles can have the effect of enhancing the mixing of the nanofluid, which can also contribute to an increase in temperature. This shows a direct link of Nt with θξ. The influence of Nb on θξ is depicts in (Fig. 9). As the values of Nb enhance there is a corresponding growth in θξ.This behavior can be elucidated by the fact that augmenting the Nb values results in heightened random motion among fluid particles. This escalated random motion in turn elevates the mean kinetic energy of fluid particles, leading to an increase in θξ of hybrid nanofluid. Figure 10 display the impacts of the thermal slip parameter N3 on θξ.The augmented values of N3 decline the curve of θξ. Physically even with a modest amount of heat transferred from the sheet to the fluid the values of wall temperature and thermal boundary layer thickness decrease with an increase in N3 parameter. This implies that a higher N3 values induces a more efficient heat transfer mechanism resulting in a reduction of both wall temperature and thermal boundary layer thickness. As a result θξ curves of hybrid nanofluid drops with the growing values of N3. The impact of Rd on θξ is illustrated in (Fig. 11). The finding shows that the θξ rises with the expansion of Rd values. This relationship is explained by the fact that when Rd enrich the fluid receives more heat leading to an augmentation in both temperature and thermal boundary layer thickness. It is quite probable that the radiation factor denotes the system's radiative heat transfer mechanisms and their strength. The thermal equilibrium and redistribution of heat are affected by the increased interchange of thermal energy by electromagnetic waves, which occurs when the radiation factor increases. The radiative heat process signifies due to the augmentation in thermal distribution has a heightened impact on temperature. The change in Φξ with the escalating value of N4 is shown in (Fig. 12). From Fig. 12 it is eminent that Φξ decreases when N4 increases. The impact of Rx on Φξ is depicts in (Fig. 13). The Φξ panel diminishes as Rx parameter enhances. This occurrence is attributed to the heightened participation of particles in the chemical reaction resulting in an over reduction in the concentration profile. Physically when Rx grows, the quantity of solute molecules increases, resulting in a drop in Φξ. The thickness of the solutal boundary layer is significantly reduced by destructive chemical reactions. Therefore the enrichment in Rx, decline the Φξ of hybrid nanofluid. The impact of Nt on Φξ is portraits in (Fig. 14). The impact of Nt on Φξ is characterized by a monotonic trend, as the values of Nt grows the concentration boundary layer thickness also upsurges. Furthermore the graph illustrates the magnitude of the concentration gradient on the sheets surface diminishes with higher values of Nt. Additional the Sherwood number Sx=-Φ0 which signifies the mass transfer rate at the surface decreases as Nt increases is shown is (Table 6). This decrease more pronounced in hybid nanofluid as compared to nanofluid. Thermophoresis describes the movement of particles driven by temperature gradient. As the thermophoresis factors enhance it exerts a stronger effect on the distribution of thermal energy and particle concentrations. This increase indicates that the system undergoes a more significant separation of particles according to their thermal responses. The enhanced thermophoresis factor impacts the thermal distribution by causing particles to move in the temperature gradient direction, thereby altering temperature. At the same time, it affects the concentration distribution by causing particles to migrate based on their size shape, and thermal properties. The change in Φξ in response to varying Nb is shown in (Fig. 15). As upsurge in Nb results in a reduction of the concentration boundary thickness. Additionally the concentration gradient magnitude at the sheets surface rises with the higher values of Nb. Consequently Sx=-Φ0 of the hybrid nanofluid at the surface enhances with the hike of Nb shown in (Table 6). The random movement of nanoparticles in this phenomena results in a reduction in their kinetic energy, which in turn results in a reduction in the rate at which heat is transmitted. As the value of Nb grows, the number of collisions between fluid particles also increases, which results in a decrease in the amount of mass that is transferred from the heated sheet to the cool fluid. Figures 16, 17 shows the impacts of M on the streams lines and countours plots. From these Figures it is clear that with the higher values of M the streams lines expands while the distance between the curves of contours lines suppress . This demonstrates that the streamline pattern has been altered as a result of the increased intensity of the magnetic field. Table 4 illustrates the change in the f0 and g0 concerning with no slip N1=N2=0 and slip N1=N2=0.2 effects. Upon examining the Table 4 it becomes evident that with an increase in M there is a corresponding increase in the values of f0 and g0. Furthermore in the presence of slip effect the skin friction is reduces. The effect of Nt,Nb,RdandN3 on Nusselt number are shown in (Table 5). The ascending values of Nt,NbandN3 parameters diminishes the heat transfer rate whereas the Rd enhancements the Nusselt number. The effect of Nt,Nb,RxandN4 on Sherwood number are shown in (Table 6). As the growing values of NtandN4 parameters reduce the mass transfer rate whereas the Rx and ,Nb boosts the Sherwood number.

Table 3.

Comparison of the skin friction with Hayat et al.38 for varying values of β.

β Present Results Hayat et al.38
f0 g0 f0 g0
0.0 1.0000 0.0000 1.0000 0.0000
0.2 1.0358 0.1479 1.0395 0.1487
0.4 1.0686 0.3490 1.0757 0.3492
0.6 1.1089 0.5908 1.1099 0.5905
0.8 1.1432 0.8666 1.1424 0.8666
1.0 1.1723 1.1723 1.1723 1.1723

Figure 2.

Figure 2

fξ profile for various values of M.

Figure 3.

Figure 3

gξ profile for various values of M.

Figure 4.

Figure 4

fξ profile for various values of N1.

Figure 5.

Figure 5

gξ profile for various values of N2.

Figure 6.

Figure 6

gξ profile for various values of β.

Figure 7.

Figure 7

fξ profile for various values of β.

Figure 8.

Figure 8

θξ profile for various values of Nt.

Figure 9.

Figure 9

θξ profile for various values of Nb.

Figure 10.

Figure 10

θξ profile for various values of N3.

Figure 11.

Figure 11

θξ profile for various values of Rd.

Figure 12.

Figure 12

Φξ profile for various values of N4.

Figure 13.

Figure 13

Φξ profile for various values of Rx.

Figure 14.

Figure 14

Φξ profile for various values of Nt.

Table 6.

The impact of Nt,Nb, Rx and N4 on Sx.

Nt Nb Rx N4 Sherwood number
Hybrid nanofluid Nanofluid
0.3 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.485489 0.450611
0.4 0.425439 0.407857
0.5 0.388775 0.389414
0.3 0.3 0.70877 0.654592
0.4 0.772827 0.715967
0.5 0.808423 0.749406
0.2 0.4 1.02502 1.00976
0.5 1.12553 1.11349
0.6 1.21366 1.20374
0.3 0.3 0.478887 0.441364
0.4 0.442345 0.409286
0.5 0.410962 0.381531

Figure 15.

Figure 15

Φξ profile for various values of Nb.

Figure 16.

Figure 16

The stream lines and contours plots for for fη. (a) For M=0.1, (b) For M=0.5, (c) For M=0.1, (d) For M=0.5.

Figure 17.

Figure 17

The stream lines and contours plots for gη.

Table 4.

The impact of M on f0 and g0 in the presence of slip and no slip effect.

M N1=N2=0 N1=N2=0.2
f0 g0 f0 g0
1.0 0.7421 0.1265 0.3900 0.0726
2.0 0.8924 0.1606 0.4408 0.0850
3.0 1.0209 0.1888 0.4774 0.0933

Table 5.

The impact of Nt,Nb, Rd and N3 on Nx.

Nt Nb Rd N3 Nusselt number
Hybrid nanofluid Nanofluid
0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 1.03433 0.655002
0.2 0.946672 0.583784
0.3 0.865933 0.520006
0.1 0.3 0.807502 0.478815
0.4 0.682385 0.38813
0.5 0.571436 0.311103
0.2 0.4 0.987553 0.613366
0.5 1.02608 0.641111
0.6 1.06247 0.667248
0.3 0.3 0.906574 0.749216
0.4 0.869076 0.720873
0.5 0.834019 0.694137

Final remarks

There has been a revolution in the field of thermal engineering as a result of the improved potential of hybrid nanofluids, which significantly increases the efficiency of heat exchangers and saves energy. The current declaration intends to inspect a numerical analysis of the heat and mass transfer characteristics of three dimensional MHD hybrid nanofluid flow over a porous bi-directional stretching sheet, considering slip effects. The flow is assumed to be laminar, steady, and incompressible. A hybrid nanofluid has been composed by dispersing of Cu and Al2O3 nanoparticles in water. The governing equations initially formulated as partial differential equations and then transformed into a nonlinear system of ordinary differential equations through appropriate transformations. The bvp4c technique in MATLAB is employed for solving these equations. Several involve parameters impacts on flow distributions have been studied and elucidated through graphs and tables. The slip conditions are also used to examine different distributions of flows. The accuracy of the numerical approach is validated by comparing the results with previously published work demonstrating excellent agreement. The study's findings are summarized as follows:

  1. The fluid velocity along x1- and x2- directions slowed down with the rising values of the magnetic and slip parameters.

  2. The ratio parameter has dual impact on velocity along x1- and x2- directions. The amplified value of beta enhance the velocity along x2- direction and suppress along x1- direction.

  3. The temperature profile grows with radiation and thermophoresis parameters.

  4. An elevation in the thermal slip parameter led to a reduction in both the boundary layer thickness and the heat transfer from the surface to the fluid.

  5. The concentration profiles exhibits increment with thermophoresis parameter while decline with rising chemical reaction, Brownian motion parameters.

  6. Growing values of the concentration slip parameter reduced the mass transfer resulting in a reduction of the concentration profile.

  7. The higher values of magnetic parameter decrease the skin friction coefficient for both slip and no slip. The skin friction is higher for no slip condition.

  8. The heat transfer rate decreasing function of Brownian, thermophoresis while increasing with radiation factor.

  9. The mass transfer rate boosts with Brownian and chemical reaction and declines with thermophoresis parameter.

  10. The stream lines becomes wide with the improved values of magnetic parameter while the contours plots close to each other.

Future direction

In Future work, we can focus on the effect of various factors such as:

  1. Variable chemical reaction of higher order.

  2. Activation energy.

  3. Nonlinear thermal radiation and heat source.

  4. Different types of nanoparticles.

Abbreviations

KP

Porosity parameter -

u1,u2,u3

Velocity along x1-,x2-andx3- axis ms-1

x,y,z

Coordinates of axis

N1,N2

Velocity slip parameter along x- and y- directions -

uw1anduw2

Stretching velocities ms-1

Nt

Thermophoresis parameter -

β

Ratio parameter -

Rx

Chemical reaction -

Rd

Radiation parameter -

Nb

Brownian motion -

N3

Thermal slip parameter -

μ

Dynamic viscosity Kgm-1S-1

k~

Thermal conductivity Wm-1K

B0

Strength of the magnetic field kgS-2A-1

T

Temperature of the fluid K

Pr

Prandtl number -

DB

Brownian diffusion coefficient m2s-1

T

Ambient temperature K

N4

Concentration slip parameter

DT

Thermophoreis diffusion coefficient m2s-1

Tw

Wall temperature K

C

Ambient concentration -

C

Concentration of the fluid -

Cx1andCx2

Skin friction coefficient x1-andx2- directions -

Nx

Local Nusselt number -

aandb

Positive constants along x1-andx2- directions -

Cp

Specific heat Jkg-1K-1

Sx

Sherwood number -

σx

Stefan-Boltzmann constant Wm-2K-4

Sc

Schmidt number -

qa

Radiative heat flux Wm-2

σ

Electrical conductivity Ω-1m-1

Cw

Surface concentration -

ρ~

Density Kgm-3

f

Base fluid -

nf

Nanofluid

hnf

Hybrid nanofluid

Author contributions

Hakeem Ullah (1), Syed Arshad Abas (2), Mehreen Fiza(3), Ilyas Khan(4), Ariana Abdul Rahimzai(5), Ali Akgul(6) Author’s Contribution authors (1,2,3,4,5,6) Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Resources, Software, Supervision, Writing—original draft authors (1,2,4,5,6) Methodology, Resources, Software, Validation, Writing—original draft authors (4,3,1,6) Resources, Validation, Writing—original draft authors (2,3,4,6) Resources, Visualization, authors (4,2,5,6) Resources, Validation, authors (1,5,3,2,4) Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Supervision, Visualization.

Data availability

The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Competing interests

The authors declare no competing interests.

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