Effects of Chemical Reaction and Nonlinear Thermal Radiation on Williamson Nanofluid Slip Flow over a Stretching Sheet Embedded in a Porous Medium

摘要

The main emphasis of the present study is to discuss the effect of chemical reaction on flow, heat, and mass transfer ofWilliamson nanofluid over a stretching sheet. The flow is considered under the influence of nonlinear thermal radiation. To obtain the numerical results, the governing equations have been reduced to a set of nonlinear ordinary differential equations using appropriate similarity transformations. An efficient Runge-Kutta-Felhberg 45 order method along with a shooting technique is used to get the required solutions. The accuracy of the method used is verified with the existing results, and they are found to be in good agreement. Obtained numerical solutions are presented in the form of graphs and tables for a various range of slip boundary condition and for different values of flow pertinent parameters, such as permeability parameter, radiation parameter, Lewis number, Heat capacities ratio, diffusivity ratio, Schmidt number, chemical reaction parameter, volumetric volume expansion coefficient, and Prandtl number. Finally, the outcome of the problem is written in the form of a conclusion based on the tables and plotted graphs. (C) 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers.