Effect of Radiation on Casson Hybrid Nano-fluid Flow over an Inclined Surface Using Blasius Rayleigh-Stokes Variable: Application in Solar Aircraft

Abstract

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.