Impact of the Shape Factor on Combined Buoyancy and Marangoni Convection in a Hybrid Nanofluid Filled Cylindrical Porous Annulus

The ongoing research numerically examines the impact of the nanoparticle shape factor on the coupled Marangoni and buoyancy convection in a cylindrical porous annular region saturated with Ag-MgO/water hybrid nanofluid with magnetic effects. The internal wall of the annulus is considered to be hot, while the external wall is believed to be cold. The inner cylinder is fitted with a thin circular heated disc. To solve the non-dimensional governing equations, the finite difference approach with ADI, central differencing, and SOR technique is used. The major goal of the current study is to analyze the impact of the various shape factors on the Marangoni convection, magnetic field and nanoparticle volume fraction in the cylindrical annulus. The current study reveals that the spherical shaped nanoparticle outperforms in all the cases and Nu hikes with the Marangoni number and declines with Hartmann number.