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Thermal and concentration stratifications effects in radiative flow of jeffrey fluid over a stretching sheet

  • T. Hayat
  • , Tariq Hussain
  • , S. A. Shehzad
  • , A. Alsaedi
  • Quaid-I-Azam University
  • Faculty of Science
  • Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi
  • COMSATS University Islamabad

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Abstract

In this article we investigate the heat and mass transfer analysis in mixed convective radiative flow of Jeffrey fluid over a moving surface. The effects of thermal and concentration stratifications are also taken into consideration. Rosseland's approximations are utilized for thermal radiation. The nonlinear boundary layer partial differential equations are converted into nonlinear ordinary differential equations via suitable dimensionless variables. The solutions of nonlinear ordinary differential equations are developed by homotopic procedure. Convergence of homotopic solutions is examined graphically and numerically. Graphical results of dimensionless velocity, temperature and concentration are presented and discussed in detail. Values of the skin-friction coefficient, the local Nusselt and the local Sherwood numbers are analyzed numerically. Temperature and concentration profiles are decreased when the values of thermal and concentration stratifications parameters increase. Larger values of radiation parameter lead to the higher temperature and thicker thermal boundary layer thickness.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere107858
JournalPLoS ONE
Volume9
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Oct 2014
Externally publishedYes

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