Carreau fluid flow analysis with inclined magnetic field and melting heat transfer

Abstract

In this study, we consider melting heat transfer and inclined magnetic field impacts on the flow of Carreau fluid past a stretched permeable sheet in a along with influences of variable thermal conductivity, diffusion-thermo, and thermal-diffusion. The problem is formulated as a system of nonlinear partial differential equations and using similarity transformations these are converted to non-linear ordinary differential equations. Numerical solutions of the problem are investigated via numerical algorithm by employing Runge–Kutta–Fehlberg fourth–fifth order scheme along with shooting method and the results are reported graphically for velocity, temperature, and concentration profiles. The velocity profile enhanced against the growing power law index, Weissenberg number, and melting parameter while it declines for magnetic parameter, angle of inclination, and porosity parameter. The temperature profile increases with modified Dufour parameter and Soret number while it diminishes for magnetic, thermal conductivity, and melting parameters. The concentration profile enhances for magnetic parameter while diminishes for modified Dufour parameter, Schmidt and Soret numbers. The numerical data is obtained for physical quantities of engineering interests against the various parameters. The skin friction results against the magnetic parameter are compared with previous published studies in the literature which validated the accuracy of our numerical findings.