Impacts of Newtonian heating, variable fluid properties and Cattaneo–Christov model on MHD stagnation point flow of Walters’ B fluid induced by stretching surface

Abstract

MHD viscoelastic (Walters’-B) fluid flow close to the stagnation point region along an extending plate with the changeable fluid properties’ influences has been debated. Heat transfer’s features are scrutinized via Cattaneo–Christov (CC) theory. The mathematical model for the physical problem is tackled numerically via Chebyshev pseudospectral (CPS) technique. The existing outcomes are supported by recent research and have acquired a suitable agreement. The numerical outcomes reveal that temperature fields are more pronounced for Fourier’s law case. Further, the opposite behavior is noticed with the heat transfer rate. Higher values of the conjugate parameter result in an increment of the heat transfer rate and temperature field. Fluid flow’s features, as well as physical quantities, are substantially varied via variable fluid properties.