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. 2020 Oct 18;22(10):1171. doi: 10.3390/e22101171
T Temperature of nanofluid (k)
u, v The velocity components (m/s)
Ψ Stream function (m2/s)
knf Thermal conductivity of the nanofluid (W/m K)
kf Thermal conductivity of the fluid (W/m K)
ks Thermal conductivity of the solid (W/m K)
Cpnf  Specific heat capacity of the nanofluid (J/kg K)
Cpf  Specific heat capacity of the fluid (J/kg K)
Cps  Specific heat capacity of the solid (J/kg K)
ρnf Density of the nanofluid (kg/m3)
ρf Density of the fluid (kg/m3)
ρs Density of the solid (kg/m3)
ϕ Solid volume fraction
μnf Dynamic viscosity of the nanofluid (Ns/m2)
Sa Ratio of volumetric entropy (W/m3K)
Sb Characteristic entropy generation rate
σnf Electric conductivity of nanofluid (S/m)
Ω Dimensionless temperature difference
B0 The imposed magnetic strength (kg/s2 A)
B Brinkman number
Ha Hartman number
Pr Prandtl number
m Shape variable
nf Nanofluid
f Liquid
f Solid