Williamson fluid flow due to a nonlinearly stretching sheet with viscous dissipation and thermal radiation

Author

Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha, Egypt

https://doi.org/10.1186/s42787-019-0016-y

Abstract

Williamson boundary layer fluid flow and heat transfer due to a nonlinearly stretching
sheet is undertaken in this research. An important aspect of this study is that the
thermal radiation and viscous dissipation phenomena are also included in this model.
Because there is still much need for more accurate results, the viscosity and the fluid
conductivity are assumed to vary with temperature. Our main purpose is to achieve a
similar solution in this physical model. Here, we come across a highly nonlinear
differential constitutive equations which are solved numerically after utilizing the
shooting method. In this respect, it is noteworthy that the main characteristic
developed here is that the study is made for the governing parameters and their
effects on both the drag velocity and the heat transfer rate. Further, a significant effect
of both radiation parameter and viscosity parameter on heating process is observed.
 

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