This study highlights the thermal radiation’s impacts on heat transmission in the presence of reduced effects of gravity using the numerical method. For smooth algorithm and integration, the similarity form of stream functions is employed to transform the system of nonlinear partial differential equations into the system of ordinary differential equations. The shooting approach (BVP4C) is employed to acquire the numerical solution of the current model. The numerical findings are acquired using the MATLAB program and are then displayed in tabular and graph forms. The energy equation in the mathematical model includes the thermal radiation impacts along with the expressions for reduced gravity effects. The physical characteristics of the flow profile and thermal distribution for varying values of reduced gravity parameters ([Formula: see text], radiation parameter [Formula: see text], positive number ([Formula: see text] and Prandtl numbers [Formula: see text] are shown graphically along with the results for skin friction and thermal transmission influenced by various emerging parameters are displayed in tables. The aspect of reduced gravity provides new insight into thermal management in diverse applications such as aerospace, microgravity, environments and high-altitude operations. Further, the incorporation of both heat source and sink into the prescribed mathematical model gives a more comprehensive understanding of heat transfer dynamics. Moreover, this study focuses on a moving surface introducing a dynamic component to the analysis. By combining principles from fluid dynamics, thermodynamics and applied physics, this paper promotes an interdisciplinary approach, which could pave the way for further research in related fields.
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