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This research investigates the thermal performance of a Casson hybrid nanofluid to improve the efficacy of solar aircraft wings. The system models solar radiative flow as the thermal source within a parabolic trough solar collector mounted on an inclined surface. The fluid consists of copper and zirconium dioxide solid nanoparticles suspended in ethylene glycol. Mathematical models governing energy and momentum transfer were solved using the Galerkin-weighted residual method, accounting for factors such as viscous dissipation, porous media, and play heating. The analysis outlines how control parameters influence fluid velocity, thermal profiles, friction factors, and the Nusselt number. Findings indicate that the thermal profile decreases as variable thermal conductivity parameters increase, while the magnetic term is positively influenced by the thermal distribution of the hybrid nanofluid.
Improving heat transfer is critical for increasing the efficiency of solar-powered systems. By modelling how specific hybrid nanofluids perform under solar radiation, this work provides insights into enhancing thermal management in specialised aerodynamic structures, such as solar aircraft wings, using advanced fluid mixtures.
The research focuses on applications in solar aircraft, with potential relevance to mechanical, chemical, and marine engineering operations. Because the findings are based on mathematical and numerical modelling of fluid dynamics rather than experimental or physical prototypes, the technology represents early-stage theoretical research that requires experimental validation before it can be applied commercially.
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Solar energy is the most important heat source from the sun, with photovoltaic cells, solar power plates, photovoltaic lights, and solar pumping water being widely used. This study looks at solar energy analysis and a method for increasing the efficacy of solar aircraft by combining solar and nano-technological energy. To enrich the research on solar aircraft wings, the study is built on the investigation of heat transfer by employing a hybrid nano-fluid past inside the parabolic trough solar collector (PTSC). The thermal source is referred to as the solar radiative flow. The heat transfer efficiency of the wings was validated for different qualities such as porous medium, viscous dissipation, play heating, and thermal energy flow. The modelled energy and momentum equations were controlled by utilizing the Galerkin-weighted residual method (GWRM). This study used two types of nano-solid particles, copper (Cu) and zirconium dioxide (ZrO2), in ethylene glycol (EG) as the standard fluid. Various control parameters for velocity, temperature outlines, frictional factor, and Nusselt number were explained and shown in figures and tables. Also, analyses reveal that the thermal profile reduces with an increase in variable thermal conductivity parameters. This study will be of considerable economic value to marine engineers, mechanical engineers, physicists, chemical engineers, and others since its application will help them improve their operations. The findings revealed that the magnetic term is positively impacted by the Cu-ZrO2/EG hybrid nanofluid's thermal distribution.
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DOI: 10.37256/est.5220244046
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