The convective flow of Carreau fluid over a curved stretching surface with homogeneous-heterogeneous reactions and viscous dissipation

Abstract

This article aims to develop the modeling and simulation of Carreau fluid over a curved stretching surface along with convective boundary conditions in homogeneous-heterogeneous reactions and viscous dissipation. The modeled boundary layer equations are reduced from nonlinear partial differential equations to a structure of ordinary differential equations via relevant transformations. The developed equations are solved numerically by the shooting method. The decrease in the velocity and temperature of the fluid for the growing values of curvature parameter is because the larger values of curvature decline the drag friction. The concentration profile decreases for increasing values of homogeneous reaction, but the effect of heterogeneous reaction on concentration profile away from the boundary is conserved. The Weissenberg number raises the velocity and temperature of the fluid. The impact of various flow parameters on velocity, temperature, and concentration distribution for shear thickening cases is explored graphically and deliberated in detail. Skin-friction and local Nusselt numbers are computed numerically for various parameters through tables.