https://doi.org/10.1140/epjs/s11734-022-00586-7
Regular Article
Effect of double rotating cylinders on the MHD mixed convection and entropy generation of a 3D cubic enclosure filled by nano-PCM
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Laboratoire de Physique Quantique de la Matiére et Modélisation Mathématique (LPQ3M), University of Mascara, Mascara, Algeria
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering at Wadi Addwaser, Prince Sattam bin Abdul Aziz University, Wadi Addwaser, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Received:
4
November
2021
Accepted:
3
May
2022
Published online:
16
May
2022
In this manuscript, phase change material (PCM) including the nanoparticles is considered in a 3D cubic enclosure to investigate the mixed convection of heat transfer under the magnetic field effect. Double rotating cylinders also are located in the middle of the enclosure to study the effect of their angular velocity in different conditions. Governing equations are solved by Galerkin Finite Element Method (GFEM) and were confirmed by previous studies. As main outcomes, results with enhanced angular velocity, both the average temperature and cumulative energy were significantly decreased. Furthermore, unaltered fluidity (
) imposes greater entropy, but this tendency reverses when the Hartman number (Ha) rises, resulting in minimum entropy trends.
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