Magnetohydrodynamic hybrid nanofluid stagnation point flow over a shrinking sheet with radiation and second-order velocity slip

The fundamental mission of this study is to formulate and solve the mathematical model of the stagnation point flow of a hybrid nanofluid with the insertion of second-order velocity slips, magnetohydrodynamic (MHD), and radiation effects over a shrinking sheet, which are critical for enhancing thermal performance in industrial cooling and heat treatment processes. The model is transcribed into non-dimensional formulations using similarity variables and is solved numerically using the bvp4c solver in MATLAB. Dual solutions are executed, and the stable solution is validated via the stability analysis. In certain conditions, the comparison of current and prior findings demonstrates good agreement with nearly 0% relative error. The findings reported that the critical point is extended, and the bifurcation of the boundary layer is prevented by the boost in the magnitude of second-order velocity slips and copper volume fraction. The efficiency of heat transfer improves as the radiation effect and the copper volume fraction increase, particularly when the sheet is shrunk. The boost of copper volume fraction is also simulated to lessen the temperature and the thermal boundary layer thickness. Thus, the present model in this study has proven that the utilization of a hybrid nanofluid could increase the thermal performance of a system, and it could be used as a coolant for a heat treatment process.