Binary chemical reaction with activation energy in radiative rotating disk flow of Bingham plastic fluid

Abstract

AbstractThis article presents flow, heat and mass transfer phenomena in Bingham plastic fluid. The flow channel is considered to be a rotating disk with a slip which is different in span and streamwise directions, and heat transfer is investigated using dissipation term of the fluid. Arrhenius activation energy and binary chemical reaction are the imperative features of the study of mass transfer. Bingham plastic fluid and anisotropic slip are the key factors of the study due to their numerous applications in manufacturing industries. On the other hand, the radiative heat transfer phenomenon is considered which is widely used in nuclear and power generating systems. The partial differential equations that govern the flow, and heat and mass transfer are converted into ordinary differential equations by utilizing von Kármán's similarity transformation for rotating disk flows. The velocity, temperature, and concentration profiles and some important physical quantities are examined against important flow parameters. It is observed that the thermal radiation showed an increasing effect on temperature profile and the activation energy enhanced the mass transfer rate. The radial slip increased the volumetric flow rate and reduced the boundary layer thickness. The tangential slip reduced the volumetric flow rate and increased the boundary layer thickness.