Heat flux performance in a porous medium embedded Maxwell fluid flow over a vertically stretched plate due to heat absorption

Abstract

Heat absorption and thermal radiation e ects in a non-Newtonian uid on a vertical stretching sheet with suspended particles are considered. The nonlinear partial di erential equations are reduced to nonlinear ordinary di erential equations via similarity approach. The equations are further solved using shooting- RK4 method and validated with homotopy-Pad e solutions. Comparison between previous and present results revealed agreement up to ve signi cant gures. The in uence of various parameters on the ow velocity, temperature and concentration are examined. The pro les of reduced skin friction coe cient, Nusselt number and Sherwood number against selected parameters are sketched and discussed. Streamlines of the ow for di erent Maxwell parameters are visualized too. It is proclaimed that the heat ux of the ow is uplifted as value of either heat absorption or thermal radiation is multiplied.