Entropy Generation in C6H9NAO7 Fluid Over an Accelerated Heated Plate

This study considers sodium-alginate (C6H9NaO7) fluid over an accelerated vertical plate. The plate is heated from the bottom. A non-Newtonian model of C6H9NaO7 is considered. The convection term in the momentum equations is also considered. The dimensionless form of the problem is constructed based on dimensionless variables. The integral transformation of Laplace is used to develop the exact solution to the problem. Explicit expressions are obtained for the velocity field and temperature distribution. The corresponding skin-friction and Nusselt number results are computed based on this. Equations for entropy generation (EG) and Bejan number (BN) are developed. The results are plotted and discussed for embedded parameters. Most significantly, the results for EG and BN are computed and discussed.


INTRODUCTION
Entropy generation (EG) is a tool that helps to assess improved results, enhance achievements, and reduce the loss of energy in thermal engineering systems (TES) [1]. Recently, this technique has been applied to TES operating with nanofluids [2]. The EG method is used to develop performance standards for thermal engineering equipment. In the literature, Bejan is considered to be the first to point out the various factors behind EG [3,4] in TES. Bejan [5] introduced the EG number, referred to as the Bejan number, which is the ratio of EG due to heat transfer to the total EG of the system. Moreover, he indicated the conditions of the second law of thermodynamics related to the convection problems of nanofluids. Selimefendigil et al. [6] demonstrated the magneticresistive convection flow of nanofluids (CuO-water and Al 2 O 3 -water) in a restricted trapezoidal cavity. Quing et al. [7] investigated EG in radiative flow of Casson nanofluids over permeable stretchable sheets. A detailed review of EG in nanofluid flow was presented by Mahian et al. [8], who collected and critically discussed recent studies with a wide range of applications. The study organized different aspects of heat-transfer problems and EG in the current state of the art, making suggestions for useful future directions.
Darbari et al. used the response surface method (RSM) to conduct a numerical sensitivity analysis of the effect of nanoparticles (Al 2 O 3 ) in water-based nanofluids on EG [9]. The results indicated that the total EG comprised EG due to friction and due to heat conduction. The sensitivity analysis of EG highlighted the influence of the Reynolds number, particle size, and solid-volume fraction. Ellahi et al. [10] mathematically analyzed EG in natural-convection boundary-layer flow of nanofluids near an inverted cone. It was found that EG was produced because of nanoparticles. Sheikholislami et al. [11] revealed that the EG and heat-transfer rate were enhanced by volume friction and Rayleigh number during the flow of various types of nanofluids in a cavity containing square-shell rectangular heated objects. Saqib et al. [12] developed a Caputo-type fractional model for the mixedconvection flow of different types of nanofluids . The exact  analytical results for velocity, temperature, EG, and Bejan  number were obtained via the Laplace-transform technique  and presented in figures and tables with physical explanations. Khan et al. [13] described the EG in unsteady magnetic fluid dynamics (MHD) flow through porous media, combining the effects of mass and heat transfer. The effects of several factors on EG, Bejan number, and velocity distribution were reported in numerous figures. Bhatti et al. [14] analyzed the EG of Eyeling-Powell nanofluids through a permeable stretchable surface. The effects of magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) and non-linear thermal radiation were also considered. Li et al. [15] considered EG in forced-convection flow of Al 2 O 3 -water nanofluids. They reported the impact of Reynolds number (Re), height ratio, and pitch ratio on EG.
Khan et al. [16] obtained an exact solution for the problem of convection-MHD flow of sodium-alginate-based Cassontype nanofluids with the effects of MHD and Newtonian heating. Haq et al. [17] used an exact analysis and developed an exact solution for the free-convection problem of viscous fluid, which depends strongly on time and the slippage condition. Khan et al. [18] generated exact solutions for a rotating viscous fluid such that the fluid exhibits eccentricconcentric rotation. Ahmed and Khan [19] examined the mixed-convection flow of SA-NaAlg nanofluids such that the base fluid is taken as MoS 2 . Khater et al. [20,21] studied two different problems using the magnetohydrodynamics effect with a Hall current. In this problem, the analysis of entropy generation is considered for Casson fluid over an accelerated plate. The problem in dimensionless form is solved by using the Laplace transform technique, and the results are plotted and discussed.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM
Consider the unsteady, incompressible mixed-convection flow of a Casson fluid near an infinite vertical plate. It is assumed that, at τ ≤ 0, the system is at rest at a temperature of θ ∞ . At τ = 0 + , the plate starts moving with a variable velocity of v (0, τ ) = Aτ , and the temperature of the plate increases from θ (η, 0) = θ ∞ to θ (0, τ ) = θ w . At this stage, mixed convection occurs owing to the change in temperature and the motion of the plate. The initial fluid motion is in the vertical direction and is governed by the following partial differential equations (momentum and energy equations) [16,19].
These are associated with the following physical initial and boundary conditions.
where ρ is the density, v (η, τ ) the x-component of the velocity vector, µ the dynamic viscosity, g the gravitational acceleration, β θ the volumetric thermal expansion, θ (η, τ ) the x-component of the temperature vector, c p the heat capacitance, and k the thermal conductivity of the fluid. To remove the units, the following dimensionless variables are introduced into Equations (1)- (3).
This yields the following form.
where Gr =

Entropy Generation
The following entropy-generation relation is developed to optimize the heat transfer and minimize the energy loss in the system defined in Equations (4)-(6) [3-5, 12, 13].

Bejan Number
Bejan is generally considered in the literature to be the first person to point out various factors for optimizing the performance of thermal systems. He developed Bejan's number, which is the ratio of heat-transfer entropy production to total entropy production, and proposed aspects of the second law of thermodynamics that consider various problems associated with mixed convection. The Bejan number is given by and Be = ∂θ ∂η 2 ∂θ ∂η

EXACT SOLUTIONS
In the literature, mixed-convection problems are handled using numerical or approximate methods, and exact solutions are limited. Here, the exact solutions are obtained using the Laplace transform method. Applying the Laplace transform to Equations (4)- (6) gives Pr qθ η, q = ∂ 2 θ (η, q) ∂η 2 (13) The second-order partial differential Equation (13) is solved using the transform boundary conditions (14) as follows.
Inverting the Laplace transform yields Similarly, the solution of Equation (11) using Equations (12) and (15) is given by where 1 + 1 Special Case: Note that Equation (18) is reduced to the following form for Newtonian fluid ( 1  Frontiers in Physics | www.frontiersin.org

Skin Friction
In the dimensionless form, skin friction is defined as (20)

Nusselt Number
The heat-transfer rate in the dimensionless form is given by

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
In this paper, we conducted an entropy generation (EG) analysis for accelerated flow of non-Newtonian fluid. EG, also known as the second law of thermodynamics, is quite useful in heat transfer problems such as in analyzing heat exchangers. This section highlights the influence of different parameters on velocity, temperature, entropy generation, and Bejan number. Since, in this work, sodium-alginate is taken as a counter-example of a Casson fluid, the Prandtl number (Pr) value is taken as 13.09   Figure 1 shows the effects of time τ on velocity. It is found that an increase in time results in an increase in the velocity profile. Physically, the fluid is considered to be unsteady, and thus velocity increases with time. Figure 2 highlights the effect of Gr: the velocity profile increases with increasing Gr Value. The increase in Gr enhances the buoyancy force, causing the velocity to increase. The physical interpretation indicates that positive values of Gr show heating of the fluid or cooling of the boundary surface. The effect of the Casson parameter, β, is highlighted in Figure 3; a dual effect is generated. Initially,  near the plate, the velocity is found to increase, and then away from the plate, it decreases for large values of β. This is because an increase in β reduces the boundary-layer thickness. Figure 4 shows the influence of time τ on the temperature profile, where the maximum values of time τ lead to an increase in temperature.
The impact of EG (Ns) for dissimilar values of τ is highlighted in Figure 5. An increase in time τ leads to an increase in EG. Figure 6 presents the EG values for different values of . is defined as the temperature difference, and an increase in temperature difference decreases entropy generation. Figure 7 presents the influence of unlike values of Gr on EG. The buoyancy forces increase with increasing Gr values, which results in an  Frontiers in Physics | www.frontiersin.org increase in entropy generation. In addition, an increase in Gr could save energy in the system. The effect of β is shown in Figure 8; it is significant to note that the thickness of the velocity boundary layer decreases with increasing Casson parameter value, and hence EG increases. Furthermore, at high values of β, i.e., β → ∞, Newtonian fluid behavior is observed. The decrease in the Casson parameter leads to an increase in fluid plasticity. The influence of Brickman's number, Br, is investigated in Figure 9. A large value of Brickman's number produces a high amount of heat via viscous dissipation and vice versa. Therefore, high values of Brickman's number increase entropy generation.  The influence of time parameter τ on Bejan number variation is highlighted in Figure 10. The influence of time τ leads to a decrease in Bejan number. Figure 11 shows the effect of the temperature difference, , on the Bejan number; the maximum value of corresponds with an increase in the Bejan number. Figure 12 highlights the change in Bejan number with respect to Gr. It is detected that a greater Gr value decreases the Bejan number. This is because heat-transfer reunification becomes dominant in the region near the plate with increasing Gr value. In Figure 13, the Bejan number can be seen to decrease with increasing Casson parameter β. The Bejan number variation for different Br values is reported in Figure 14. Larger values of Br are associated with decreasing Bejan number.    Table 1 examines the effect of different factors on skin friction. It is observed that the skin friction increases with increasing τ , β, and Gr values. Table 2 highlights the effect of the variation in τ and Pr on Nusselt number. The Nusselt number decreases up to the maximum value of τ and increases for the maximum value of Pr.

CONCLUDING REMARKS
An exact analysis of entropy generation in sodium-alginate fluid over an accelerated heated plate is conducted via Laplacetransform methods. The Bejan number Be and local entropy generation Ns are discussed for various parameters. The effects are displayed for different embedded parameters. The main conclusions are: • For maximum entropy generation Ns, we need to maximize the t, Gr, β, and Br values. In contrast, for minimum values, we need to minimize the Pr and values. • For the maximum Bejan number, Be, we need to maximize the Pr and values. In contrast, for minimum values, we need to minimize the t, Gr, β, and Br values. • The Casson parameter, β, exhibits dual effects.

AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS
TA formulated and solved the problem. IK plotted and discussed the results and revised the manuscript. TA and IK wrote the manuscript.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The authors acknowledge with thanks the Deanship of Scientific Research (DSR) at Majmaah University, Majmaah, Saudi Arabia, for technical and financial support through vote number 38/107 for this research project.