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Analysis of Thermal Radiation and Ohmic Heating Effects on the Entropy Generation of MHD Williamson Fluid through an Inclined Channel
In this present work, the heat irreversibility analysis of thermal radiation, Ohmic heating, and angle
of inclination on Williamson fluid is presented. The developed equations are converted to dimensionless forms,
and Homotopy perturbation method (HPM) is used to solve the resulting coupled ordinary differential
equations. The heat irreversibility analysis is achieved by substituting the obtained results into entropy
generation and Bejan number expressions. The HPM solution for the velocity profile is validated by comparing
it with a previously published study in some limited cases, and an excellent agreement is established. Fluid
motion is accelerated by the increasing values of thermal radiation parameter, whereas the magnetic parameter
and Reynolds number reduce it. Furthermore, except for the Weissenberg and Prandtl numbers, all of the flow
parameters examined enhance fluid temperature. In addition, entropy generation is enhanced at the channel's
upper wall for all parameters except magnetic field parameter