Investigation of Entropy generation in Axisymmetric Stagnation Point Flow of Nano Fluid Impinging on the Cylinder With Constant Wall Temperature

In this research dimensionless temperature, convection heat transfer and entropy generation for the steady state flow in the stagnation point of nanofluid impinging on an infinite cylinder have been investigated. The impinging free stream is steady with a constant strain rate . Similarity solution of the Navier-Stokes and energy equations is derived in this problem. A reduction of these equations is obtained by use of appropriate transformations introduced in this research. The general self similar solution is obtained when the wall temperature is constant. All the solutions above are presented for Reynolds numbers  ranging from 0.1 to 1000 and selected values of particle fractions where a is radius of the cylinder and is kinematic viscosity of the base fluid. Results show that for all Reynolds numbers, as the particle fraction increases, the depth of diffusion of the fluid velocity field in radial and axial directions and shear-stresses decreases whereas convective heat transfer coefficient and Nusselt number increases also maximum value of entropy generation has been calculated.