Mixed Convective Conditions on Natural Convection of MHD Blasius and Sakiadis Flows with Variable Properties and Nonlinear Chemical Reaction

An unsteady two-dimensional boundary layer slip flow of a viscous incompressible fluid moving plate in a quiescent fluid (Sakiadis flow) and the flow-induced over a stationary flat plate by a uniform free stream (Blasius flow) are investigated simultaneously, from a numerical point of view. The variable thermal conductivity, viscosity ratio parameter, and nonlinear chemical reaction are used in the governing equations. Similarity equations of the governing transport equations are converted into an ordinary differential equation. The transformed equations are solved numerically using the Runge-Kutta method via the shooting technique. Sample results for the dimensionless velocity, temperature, and concentration distributions are studied through graphically. Moreover, friction factor, heat, and mass transfer rates have been discussed in detail. The chemical reaction parameter decelerates the friction factor and heat transfer rates for the Sakiadis and Blasius flow cases and enhances in mass transfer rate in both cases. The rate of mass transfer is higher in Blasius flow compared with Sakiadis flow. The present results of the heat transfer rate are compared with the published results are found to be in good agreement.

Homogeneous–Heterogeneous Reactions of Blasius Flow in a Nanofluid

An investigation is made to study the Blasius flow of a nanofluid in the presence of homogeneous–heterogeneous chemical reactions. Here, the diffusion coefficients of the reactant and autocatalyst are considered to be in comparable sizes. The Buongiorno's mathematical model is applied in describing the behavior of nanofluids. Multiple solutions of the steady-state system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations are obtained. Results show that nanofluids significantly participate in the transport mechanism of the homogeneous–heterogeneous reactions, which play different roles in the procedures of homogeneous and heterogeneous reactions.