Heat Transfer in a Casson Rheological Fluid from a Semi-infinite Vertical Plate with Partial Slip

Abstract

The laminar boundary layer flow and heat transfer of Casson non-Newtonian fluid from a semi-infinite vertical plate in the presence of thermal and hydrodynamic slip conditions is analyzed. The plate surface is maintained at a constant temperature. Increasing velocity slip induces acceleration in the flow near the plate surface and the reverse effect further from the surface. Increasing velocity slip consistently enhances temperatures throughout the boundary layer regime. An increase in thermal slip parameter strongly decelerates the flow and also reduces temperatures in the boundary layer regime. An increase in the Casson rheological parameter acts to elevate considerably the skin friction (non-dimensional wall shear stress) and this effect is pronounced at higher values of tangential coordinate. Temperatures, however, are very slightly decreased with increasing values of Casson rheological parameter. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res; Published online in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/htj). DOI 10.1002/htj.21115