Attributes of Activation Energy and Exponential Based Heat Source in Flow of Carreau Fluid with Cross-Diffusion Effects

Abstract

Abstract In the present study we aim to model and examine the impact of melting and double stratification on MHD flow of Carreau liquid over a stretching sheet. Incompressible non-Newtonian liquid is electrically conducting and exposed to a constant magnetic field. The exponential space dependent internal heat source effect is incorporated in the energy expression. Mass transfer is characterized in terms of activation energy and a binary chemical reaction. In addition, Soret and Dufour phenomena are included. The boundary layer concept is utilized to simplify the governing equations. A system of ordinary differential equations is obtained through proper transformations. The coupled non-linear system is then computed by the NDSolve technique. Plots and tabulated values are arranged for interpretation of different variables. The obtained results show that the flow field is influenced appreciably by melting, the heat source, the reaction rate and the activation energy. Moreover, Nusselt and Sherwood numbers are increased by the activation energy.