Hydromagnetic flow and heat transport have sustainable
importance
in conventional system design along with high-performance thermal
equipment and geothermal energy structures. The current computational
study investigates the energy transport and entropy production due
to the pressure-driven flow of non-Newtonian fluid filled inside the
wedge-shaped channel. The nonlinear radiation flux and uniform magnetic
field are incorporated into the flow analysis. To be more precise,
non-Newtonian fluid initiates from an inlet with the bound of the
parabolic profile and leaves at outlet of a convergent/divergent channel.
We assume that the channel flow is adiabatic and influenced by the
wall friction. The leading flow equations are modeled via the Carreau
fluid model using fundamental conservation laws. The thermodynamical
aspect of the system is visualized using a two-phase model and analyses
of the entropy equation due to fluid friction, ohmic heating, and
diffusion of heat and mass fluxes. The modeled system of equations
is normalized using a dimensionless variable mechanism. The system
was elevated for the significant variation of controlling parameters.
The outcomes obtained from the computational investigation are validated
with the theoretical results that are available in the literature.
An increasing semivertex angle and Reynolds number increase the converging
channel flow. In the core flow zone, an increase in the divergent
semiangle causes the flow to decelerate, while near and at the channel
wall it causes a slight acceleration. Outcomes designate that the
main contribution to the irreversibility is due to ohmic loss, frictional
loss, and heat loss. The thermal performance and entropy production
is dominant for a diverging flow. The outcomes of this research will
assist in comprehending the process of entropy minimization in conjunction
with the flow of nanomaterials in a nonuniform channel, which is essential
in engineering processes such as the creation of micro machines, supersonic
Jets, nozzles, and clean energy.