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Thermally Radiative Flow of Cattaneo–Christov Heat Flux in MHD Darcy–Forchheimer Micropolar Nanofluid With Activation Energy

The present inquiry examines the necessity for enhanced thermal transfer approaches across multiple industrial domains, such as energy generation and processing of materials, through an investigation of the intricate dynamics… Click to show full abstract

The present inquiry examines the necessity for enhanced thermal transfer approaches across multiple industrial domains, such as energy generation and processing of materials, through an investigation of the intricate dynamics of micropolar nanofluids. The main objective is to numerically simulate the Cattaneo–Christov heat flux in magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) to investigate the radiative behavior of Darcy–Forchheimer micropolar nanofluids, including the effects of activation energy. The study presumes steady‐state conditions and employs particular constitutive equations to characterize the behavior of the nanofluid. The governing equations, which incorporate binary chemical interactions, radiation, and a thermal source, are reformulated with similarity variables into a system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations (ODEs). The BVP4C MATLAB software is utilized for obtaining numerical solutions. The study indicates that an increase in thermophoresis, thermal source, radiation, and Brownian motion factors improves thermal distributions in micropolar nanofluid flow. Moreover, increased radiation parameters result in a rise in the thermal transmission rate, while enhancing activation energy factors leads to a decrease. The findings are essential for enhancing temperature control in systems and for the development of efficient thermal appliances.

Keywords: activation energy; christov heat; energy; heat flux; cattaneo christov

Journal Title: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids
Year Published: 2025

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