Cattaneo-Christov heat flux on UCM nanofluid flow across a melting surface with double stratification and exponential space dependent internal heat source

Abstract

Abstract Melting and exponential space dependent internal heat source effects on magnetohydrodynamic of upper convected Maxwell liquid towards a horizontal flat surface are addressed. The combined effect of Brownian motion and thermophoresis in nanofluid modeling are retained. The Cattaneo-Christov heat flux model is imposed. Impacts of thermal and solutal stratifications are also accounted. A set of similarity variables are utilized to form ordinary differential system from the prevailing partial differential equations. The problem of ordinary differential system is analyzed numerically through Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg based shooting method. Graphical results of pertinent parameters on the velocity, temperature and nanoparticle concentration are studied. Skin friction coefficient, local Nusselt number and Sherwood number are also addressed.