Volume 48, Issue 7 e70046
Research Article

Entropy Analysis of Al2O3–TiO2/H2O Hybrid Nanofluid Flow over an Exponential Stretching Sheet with Thermal Dissipation and Chemical Reactions

B. Venkateswarlu

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B. Venkateswarlu

School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan-si, 38541 Republic of Korea

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D. Chenna Kesavaiah

D. Chenna Kesavaiah

Department of Basic Sciences & Humanities, Vignan's Institute of Management and Technology for Women, Kondapur, Gahatkeswar, Telangana, 501301 India

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Sang Woo Joo

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Sang Woo Joo

School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan-si, 38541 Republic of Korea

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Ahmed Sayed M. Metwally

Ahmed Sayed M. Metwally

Department of Mathematics, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451 Saudi Arabia

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First published: 08 June 2025

Abstract

This research explores entropy generation in the two-dimensional flow of MHD (Al2O3–TiO2/H2O) hybrid nanofluid over an exponentially stretching sheet within a porous medium. The study incorporates chemical reaction, thermal radiation, and Joule heating into the concentration and energy equations, which are thoroughly analyzed. The governing PDEs are transformed into nonlinear ODEs using similarity solutions and solved numerically with the bvp4c solver in MATLAB. The study examines the effects on flow profiles and key engineering parameters. Results show that increasing Brinkman and Reynolds numbers produces contrasting trends in entropy generation and the Bejan number. A stronger magnetic field and porous medium increase skin friction by 2.18 % in hybrid nanofluids. An enhanced Eckert number combined with radiation raises heat transfer by 5 % compared to conventional TiO2/H2O. The mass transfer rate increases by over 1.5 % with a rising reaction factor in Al2O3–TiO2/H2O.

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