Influence of thermal radiation and shape factor on a hybrid nanofluid flow over a permeable flat plate with cross-diffusion effects: An irreversibility analysis

Understanding and controlling the shape factors of nanoparticles in fluid flow problems is crucial for optimizing heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and various applications such as nanofluids, drug delivery systems, catalysis, and nanocomposites. By tailoring the shape of nanoparticles, researchers can manipulate their behavior, dispersion, and interaction with the fluid, thereby optimizing the desired outcomes in various fluid flow problems. The meticulous investigation uncovers the integration of entropy analysis in the investigation of the flow of convective magnetohydrodynamic hybrid nanofluid via a permeable flat surface, by considering the effects of Dufour, viscous dissipation, Soret, and thermal radiation. The governing equations are converted into a set of nonlinear ordinary differential equations using appropriate similarity transformations and then solved using the bvp4c solver, a MATLAB in-built function. We display the outcomes for three different shape factors: platelet, cylinder, and brick. The skin friction coefficient increases at a rate of 1.5089 for the brick shape, 1.5163 for the cylindrical shape, and 1.5212 for the platelet shape when the mixed convection parameter lies between 1 and 5. In this regard, it is important to point out that there is a direct connection between the increase in temperature transmission rate and a decline in the Dufour number (Du). It has been found that when 1 <= Du <= 2.4, the Nusselt number decreases by 0.4786, 0.4618, and 0.4512 for brick, cylinder, and platelet shapes, respectively. A decline in the Sherwood number is noticed with an upsurge in the Soret number (Sr). There is a noticeable increase of 0.0442 in the Sherwood number for brick shape, 0.0438 for cylinder form, and 0.0435 for platelet form when 1 <= Du <= 2.4. Furthermore, we have detected that an increase in the radiation parameter amplifies both the Bejan number and the profiles of entropy formation.