Mixed Convection Nanofluid Flow with Heat Source and Chemical Reaction over an Inclined Irregular Surface.

Abstract

Two-dimensional mixed convection radiative nanofluid flow along with the non-Darcy permeable medium across a wavy inclined surface are observed in the present analysis. The transformation of the plane surface from the wavy irregular surface is executed via coordinate alteration. The fluid flow has been evaluated under the outcomes of heat source, thermal radiation, and chemical reaction rate. The nonlinear system of partial differential equations is simplified into a class of dimensionless set of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) through a similarity framework, where the obtained set of ODEs are further determined by employing the computational technique parametric continuation method (PCM) via MATLAB software. The comparative assessment of the current outcomes with the earlier existing literature studies confirmed that the present findings are quite reliable, and the PCM technique is satisfactory. The effect of appropriate dimensionless flow constraints is studied versus energy, mass, and velocity profiles and listed in the form of tables and figures. It is perceived that the inclination angle and wavy surface assist to improve the flow velocity by lowering the concentration and temperature. The velocity profile enhances with the variation of the inclination angle of the wavy surface, non-Darcian term, and wavy surface term. Furthermore, the rising value of Brownian motion and thermophoresis effect diminishes the heat-transfer rate.