Semi analytical expressions of mixed convection micropolar fluid flow using the q-Homotopy analysis method

Abstract

The present article explores the mixed convection micropolar fluid flow between two vertical plates with varying temperature. The approximate analytical expression of the dimensionless velocity, dimensionless microrotation and dimensionless temperature of the non linear boundary value problem are obtained using the q-Homotopy analysis method (q-HAM). The effect of various prominent parameters like skin friction and Nusselt number are also discussed through the graphically and analytically. Our analytical results are compared with previous work and a good agreement is observed. This method can be easily extended to solve other non linear boundary value problem in physical and chemical sciences.