Effect of porous dissipation on nonlinear radiative flow of viscous fluid over a stretching sheet

Abstract

This paper depicts the fully developed natural convective flow on a conducting viscous fluid towards a nonlinearly stretching sheet. Furthermore, the porous dissipation, thermal radiation and heating parameter effects are implemented on both the vertical walls of the stretchy channel. To model the stretchy flow equations, the Cartesian coordinates’ system is utilized. Through the utilization of similarity variables, the nonlinear partial differential equations that describe the flow (mass, momentum and energy conservation) are converted into nonlinear ordinary differential equations. With the help of the MAPLE, a well-known fourth-order Runge–Kutta procedure is used to do a numerical evaluation of the stated nonlinear and non-dimensional set of equations. For each of the several nonlinear radiative parameters regulating the flow regime, the velocity and temperature distribution functions are determined, viz the nonlinear heating parameter [Formula: see text], Eckert number [Formula: see text], Prandtl number [Formula: see text], porosity variable [Formula: see text] and thermal radiation parameter [Formula: see text]. Graphic representations are provided for every outcome. Furthermore, skin friction and Nusselt number are also computed to give an approximation of the surface shear stress and cooling rate, respectively. A remarkable compaction is obtained between computed numerical data and published results. It has been demonstrated that an increase in the value of the nonlinear parameter [Formula: see text] outcomes creates a reduction in the dimensionless translational velocity [Formula: see text] of both viscous and Newtonian fluids. Dimensionless temperature mostly upsurges with growth in nonlinear parameters [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and decreases with an intensification in convective parameters, [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text]. There is a detailed discussion on the implications of all embedded stretching sheet variables on the flow. The flow regime is extremely useful in the technology of polymer processing as well as in the field of materials science.