Magnetohydrodynamic control of Falkner–Skan nanofluid transport around a wedge-shaped geometry for advanced thermal solutions: Applications in medical skin patches

This study investigates the magnetohydrodynamic mixed convective flow of Falkner–Skan nanofluid over a stretchable unsteady wedge, with potential applications in biomedical and thermal management processes such as advanced skin patches, cooling of electronic devices and thermal regulation of batteri...

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Main Authors: Abdul Kareem Abdul Jawwad, Ali B.M. Ali, A. Divya, Narinderjit Singh Sawaran Singh, Muhammad Jawad, Hakim AL Garalleh, Ibrahim Mahariq
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author Abdul Kareem Abdul Jawwad
Ali B.M. Ali
A. Divya
Narinderjit Singh Sawaran Singh
Muhammad Jawad
Hakim AL Garalleh
Ibrahim Mahariq
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Ali B.M. Ali
A. Divya
Narinderjit Singh Sawaran Singh
Muhammad Jawad
Hakim AL Garalleh
Ibrahim Mahariq
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description This study investigates the magnetohydrodynamic mixed convective flow of Falkner–Skan nanofluid over a stretchable unsteady wedge, with potential applications in biomedical and thermal management processes such as advanced skin patches, cooling of electronic devices and thermal regulation of batteries in EVs. The main theme of this work focuses on the need and importance for enhancing heat and mass transmission efficiencies in these and similar applications. This has been treated through actively engaging the concepts of bio-convection theory of motile microorganisms. The theoretical framework followed here integrates particle-induced convection, binary chemical reactions, slip-conditions, thermal conductivity and presence of a magnetic field. Binary processes have direct impact on heat generation and dissipation, fluid flow patterns and thermal properties. For example, depending on the specific active dynamics of such reactions heat and mass transfer rates may be either speeded-up or impeded. The governing PDEs of Falkner–Skan law model are reduced to a set of nonlinear ODEs through similarity transformations which are then integrated numerically using bvp4c-solver. The impact of the different contributing fluid parameters on velocity, temperature, volumetric concentration and concentration of microorganisms’ profiles are deliberated via literature and illustrated graphically. The outcomes reveal that enhancements in the wedge angle parameter boosts the nanofluid velocity, while opposite behavior is noted in velocity profile for growing value of magnetic parameter. Density of gyrotactic microorganisms is seen to decline with growing value of bioconvective Lewis number. Moreover, higher values of the Prandtl number lead to a decline in the temperature distribution.
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spelling doaj-art-c293f124e0584816882eda52fd617aba2025-08-20T03:39:36ZengElsevierResults in Engineering2590-12302025-09-012710642010.1016/j.rineng.2025.106420Magnetohydrodynamic control of Falkner–Skan nanofluid transport around a wedge-shaped geometry for advanced thermal solutions: Applications in medical skin patchesAbdul Kareem Abdul Jawwad0Ali B.M. Ali1A. Divya2Narinderjit Singh Sawaran Singh3Muhammad Jawad4Hakim AL Garalleh5Ibrahim Mahariq6Industrial Engineering Department, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, JordanAir Conditioning Engineering Department, College of Engineering, University of Warith Al-Anbiyaa, Karbala, IraqSchool of Technology, The Apollo University, Chittoor, 517127, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaFaculty of Data Science and Information Technology, INTI International University, Persiaran Perdana BBN, Putra Nilai, Nilai 71800, MalaysiaDepartment of Mathematics, The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan; Corresponding authors.Department of Mathematical Science, College of Engineering, University of Business and Technology, Jeddah 21361, Saudi ArabiaNajjad Zeenni Faculty of Engineering, Al Quds University, Jerusalem, Palestine; Applied Science Research Center, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan; University College, Korea University, Seoul 02481, South Korea; Corresponding authors.This study investigates the magnetohydrodynamic mixed convective flow of Falkner–Skan nanofluid over a stretchable unsteady wedge, with potential applications in biomedical and thermal management processes such as advanced skin patches, cooling of electronic devices and thermal regulation of batteries in EVs. The main theme of this work focuses on the need and importance for enhancing heat and mass transmission efficiencies in these and similar applications. This has been treated through actively engaging the concepts of bio-convection theory of motile microorganisms. The theoretical framework followed here integrates particle-induced convection, binary chemical reactions, slip-conditions, thermal conductivity and presence of a magnetic field. Binary processes have direct impact on heat generation and dissipation, fluid flow patterns and thermal properties. For example, depending on the specific active dynamics of such reactions heat and mass transfer rates may be either speeded-up or impeded. The governing PDEs of Falkner–Skan law model are reduced to a set of nonlinear ODEs through similarity transformations which are then integrated numerically using bvp4c-solver. The impact of the different contributing fluid parameters on velocity, temperature, volumetric concentration and concentration of microorganisms’ profiles are deliberated via literature and illustrated graphically. The outcomes reveal that enhancements in the wedge angle parameter boosts the nanofluid velocity, while opposite behavior is noted in velocity profile for growing value of magnetic parameter. Density of gyrotactic microorganisms is seen to decline with growing value of bioconvective Lewis number. Moreover, higher values of the Prandtl number lead to a decline in the temperature distribution.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123025024909NanofluidThermal managementWedgeBinary chemical reactionHeat generation
spellingShingle Abdul Kareem Abdul Jawwad
Ali B.M. Ali
A. Divya
Narinderjit Singh Sawaran Singh
Muhammad Jawad
Hakim AL Garalleh
Ibrahim Mahariq
Magnetohydrodynamic control of Falkner–Skan nanofluid transport around a wedge-shaped geometry for advanced thermal solutions: Applications in medical skin patches
Results in Engineering
Nanofluid
Thermal management
Wedge
Binary chemical reaction
Heat generation
title Magnetohydrodynamic control of Falkner–Skan nanofluid transport around a wedge-shaped geometry for advanced thermal solutions: Applications in medical skin patches
title_full Magnetohydrodynamic control of Falkner–Skan nanofluid transport around a wedge-shaped geometry for advanced thermal solutions: Applications in medical skin patches
title_fullStr Magnetohydrodynamic control of Falkner–Skan nanofluid transport around a wedge-shaped geometry for advanced thermal solutions: Applications in medical skin patches
title_full_unstemmed Magnetohydrodynamic control of Falkner–Skan nanofluid transport around a wedge-shaped geometry for advanced thermal solutions: Applications in medical skin patches
title_short Magnetohydrodynamic control of Falkner–Skan nanofluid transport around a wedge-shaped geometry for advanced thermal solutions: Applications in medical skin patches
title_sort magnetohydrodynamic control of falkner skan nanofluid transport around a wedge shaped geometry for advanced thermal solutions applications in medical skin patches
topic Nanofluid
Thermal management
Wedge
Binary chemical reaction
Heat generation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590123025024909
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