Entropy Generation Analysis for a Thin Couple Stress Film Flow over an Inclined Surface with Newtonian Cooling
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2019
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Elsevier Physica A
Abstract
In this article, a computational approach to monitor entropy production in a fully developed
gravity-driven couple stress film flow on an inclined heated surface subjected to convective cooling is
examined. The free end of the thin film is maintained in a manner that follows the Newtonian law of
cooling. Exact solutions of the dimensionless boundary-value problems (BVP) are obtained and utilized
for the entropy expression and the heat irreversibility ratio along the heated plate. The effects of
pertinent parameters on the flow and thermal build up are shown graphically and explained based on
physical laws. Most importantly, the rate of heat transfer is shown to be a decreasing function of the
couple stress inverse while the skin friction remains constant along the heated wall. The present
computation is relevant in coating and drying processes and several metallurgical engineering.
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Thin film, Convective cooling, Couple stress, Inclined surface