article · Waves in Random and Complex Media
Solar aircraft designs can use advanced heat-transfer fluids to improve energy efficiency during flight. This theoretical study investigates heat transport within the interior of solar aircraft wings equipped with a parabolic trough solar collector. The analysis focuses on a hybrid nanofluid containing zirconium dioxide and copper solid nanoparticles suspended in an ethylene glycol base fluid. Treated as a non-Newtonian, viscoelastic tangent hyperbolic fluid, the mixture is assessed for its thermal transfer performance, energy balance, and entropy generation under key physical parameters. To resolve the complex governing mathematical models, the investigation implements wavelets and the Chebyshev wavelets method to solve the coupled velocity, energy, and entropy generation equations. The resulting mathematical framework demonstrates how hybrid nanofluids and solar collector systems operate together to manage heat within aeronautical structures.
Improving thermal management in solar-powered aircraft is essential for extending flight duration and increasing energy efficiency. Integrating nanotechnology with solar thermal collectors helps engineers understand fluid behaviour and heat dissipation in aircraft wings. These mathematical insights provide foundational data that can guide the design of sustainable, low-emission aviation technologies powered by renewable solar energy.
The concepts could eventually benefit aerospace manufacturers and solar aviation engineers seeking more effective thermal management systems. Because the work relies on theoretical mathematical modelling using the Chebyshev wavelets method rather than experimental prototyping or flight trials, it represents very early-stage research. Real-world application would require experimental validation of the hybrid nanofluid and collector system in physical wing environments before any industrial adoption could occur.
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The modern world uses sun-based thermal radiation and nanotechnology to promote new technologies. In addition to solar thermal aircraft, photovoltaic cells, and sun-based hybrid nanofluids, solar energy is the primary source of heat derived from the absorption of sunlight. Researchers are currently investigating the application of nanotechnology to sun-based thermal radiation with the intent of enhancing the efficiency of aircraft flight. This study is focused on the research of heat transport via employing hybrid nanofluid on the interior of solar wings using a parabolic trough solar collector (PTSC) to enrich the investigations of the solar aircraft wing. In addition, the thermodynamics of entropy production for steady tangent hyperbolic fluid is examined for its energy balance and usefulness for significant physical influenced parameters. This study examines the viscoelastic properties of the thermal transfer process of two distinct kinds of nano solid particles, zirconium dioxide and copper (Cu), with non-Newtonian EG (ethylene glycol) as the base fluid. To achieve the model's aims, a novel solution, namely wavelets and the Chebyshev wavelets method (CWM), was employed to solve the velocity, energy equation, and entropy generation. .
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DOI: 10.1080/17455030.2023.2184642
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