Analysis of combined pressure-driven and electroosmotic hydrothermal features of non-Newtonian nanofluid in variable cross-section microchannel with slip-dependent zeta potential

The present study investigates the hydrodynamic and thermal behavior of combined electroosmotic and pressure-driven flow of non-Newtonian nanofluid through a variable cross-section microchannel considering the effects of slip-dependent zeta potential, magnetic field, Joule heating, viscous dissipati...

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Main Authors: Debanjan Banerjee, Sukumar Pati, Pankaj Biswas, László Baranyi
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-08-01
Series:Alexandria Engineering Journal
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Sukumar Pati
Pankaj Biswas
László Baranyi
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description The present study investigates the hydrodynamic and thermal behavior of combined electroosmotic and pressure-driven flow of non-Newtonian nanofluid through a variable cross-section microchannel considering the effects of slip-dependent zeta potential, magnetic field, Joule heating, viscous dissipation and thermal radiation. The closed-form expressions of electrical double-layer potential, velocity, and temperature distributions have been derived using a biviscosity model of non-Newtonian fluid to compute the shear stress and Nusselt number (Nu). The divergence in the microchannel strengthens the influence of the magnetic field and weakens the influence of hydrodynamic slippage on the axial velocity. Moreover, the variation in channel height significantly affects the shear stress, with substantial impacts of the Hartmann number and apparent viscosity. The Nusselt number (Nu) increases with the divergence in the geometry and such increasing rate is higher for lower Hartmann numbers. Nusselt number becomes zero for higher radiation parameters in the narrow portion of the microchannel and alters significantly due to the apparent zeta potential. The nanoparticle volume fraction has a marginal effect on Nu except at the position of maximum channel height.
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spelling doaj-art-3eaf7f41f2e34ef48827fe391a7c6a7e2025-08-22T04:55:28ZengElsevierAlexandria Engineering Journal1110-01682025-08-0112754154910.1016/j.aej.2025.05.033Analysis of combined pressure-driven and electroosmotic hydrothermal features of non-Newtonian nanofluid in variable cross-section microchannel with slip-dependent zeta potentialDebanjan Banerjee0Sukumar Pati1Pankaj Biswas2László Baranyi3Mathematics Department, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Silchar 788010, IndiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Silchar 788010, IndiaMathematics Department, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Silchar 788010, IndiaDepartment of Fluid and Heat Engineering, Institute of Energy Engineering and Chemical Machinery, University of Miskolc, Miskolc-Egyetemváros 3515, Hungary; Corresponding author.The present study investigates the hydrodynamic and thermal behavior of combined electroosmotic and pressure-driven flow of non-Newtonian nanofluid through a variable cross-section microchannel considering the effects of slip-dependent zeta potential, magnetic field, Joule heating, viscous dissipation and thermal radiation. The closed-form expressions of electrical double-layer potential, velocity, and temperature distributions have been derived using a biviscosity model of non-Newtonian fluid to compute the shear stress and Nusselt number (Nu). The divergence in the microchannel strengthens the influence of the magnetic field and weakens the influence of hydrodynamic slippage on the axial velocity. Moreover, the variation in channel height significantly affects the shear stress, with substantial impacts of the Hartmann number and apparent viscosity. The Nusselt number (Nu) increases with the divergence in the geometry and such increasing rate is higher for lower Hartmann numbers. Nusselt number becomes zero for higher radiation parameters in the narrow portion of the microchannel and alters significantly due to the apparent zeta potential. The nanoparticle volume fraction has a marginal effect on Nu except at the position of maximum channel height.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016825006556Biviscosity nanofluidDivergent microchannelElectroosmosisHeat transferSlip-dependent zeta potential
spellingShingle Debanjan Banerjee
Sukumar Pati
Pankaj Biswas
László Baranyi
Analysis of combined pressure-driven and electroosmotic hydrothermal features of non-Newtonian nanofluid in variable cross-section microchannel with slip-dependent zeta potential
Alexandria Engineering Journal
Biviscosity nanofluid
Divergent microchannel
Electroosmosis
Heat transfer
Slip-dependent zeta potential
title Analysis of combined pressure-driven and electroosmotic hydrothermal features of non-Newtonian nanofluid in variable cross-section microchannel with slip-dependent zeta potential
title_full Analysis of combined pressure-driven and electroosmotic hydrothermal features of non-Newtonian nanofluid in variable cross-section microchannel with slip-dependent zeta potential
title_fullStr Analysis of combined pressure-driven and electroosmotic hydrothermal features of non-Newtonian nanofluid in variable cross-section microchannel with slip-dependent zeta potential
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of combined pressure-driven and electroosmotic hydrothermal features of non-Newtonian nanofluid in variable cross-section microchannel with slip-dependent zeta potential
title_short Analysis of combined pressure-driven and electroosmotic hydrothermal features of non-Newtonian nanofluid in variable cross-section microchannel with slip-dependent zeta potential
title_sort analysis of combined pressure driven and electroosmotic hydrothermal features of non newtonian nanofluid in variable cross section microchannel with slip dependent zeta potential
topic Biviscosity nanofluid
Divergent microchannel
Electroosmosis
Heat transfer
Slip-dependent zeta potential
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016825006556
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