ABSTRACT
Hybrid nanofluids act as efficient coolant and have enhanced heat transfer performance and thermal conductivity. For a long time, researchers have focused on hybrid nanofluid/nanofluid boundary layer flows over surface of even thickness/flat surface. In this article, authors aim to analyze the SiO2–MoS2/water flow of hybrid nanofluid past a surface of uneven width. The effects of natural convection and porous medium are incorporated. Analysis of heat transfer is also performed and the heat source/sink dependent on space and temperature, thermal radiation, and self-heating effects are incorporated. At the surface, the suction/injection influence is utilized. The flow problem is studied numerically by solving flow prevailing partial differential equations. Similarity transformations are utilized to change equations to ordinary differential equations. The MATLAB in-built function “bvp4c solver” is utilized to obtain the numerical solution. The velocity and temperature profiles were found elevated for injection case than the suction. The Eckert number, heat absorption parameters, and nanoparticles volume fraction enhance the flow temperature. The radiation parameter has positive correlation with heat transfer coefficient.
