Abstract:
This study aimed at making an investigation on entropy generation in unsteady MHD generalized couette flow with
convective cooling. Specifically the study intended to; develop flow model for a case of nanofluid in a channel, determine the effect of
different parameters on velocity, temperature and entropy generation and to determine the effect of magnetic field on the flow on an
entropy generation. Also the study aim to come up with distinctively recommendation on dynamics of entropy generation, temperature
variation and velocity profiles in unsteady MHD flow with convective cooling. Findings showed that an increase in nanoparticles and
Reynolds number leads to increase in the velocity while pressure gradient, MHD and nanofluid fraction held constant. It is evidently
that Alumina-water nanofluid tends to raise the velocity profile faster than Copper-water nanofluid. Also the results show that an
increase in Eckert number causes the decrease in temperature profile. Further, it was noticed that Copper-water nanofluid tends to raise
the temperature profile faster than Alumina-water nanofluid. More interestingly it was observed that the entropy generation rises as the
result of increase in Eckert number. Also it is noticed that entropy generation rises in lower plate but when it comes closer the upper
plate the entropy generation rate starts to fall as the result of increase in nanoparticles.
