Chemically reactive two-phase flow of viscous-Casson fluids in a rotating channel

Abstract

An analysis is carried out to examine the effects of chemical reactions on the flow of two-phase non-miscible liquids streaming through rotating parallel plates. The plates are isothermal and insulated electrically. The Couette flow is considered for the electrically conducting two phase viscous-Casson fluids under the impacts of inclined magnetic flux and applied electric field. The problem is also discussed under the influence of different orders of chemical reactions. The modelled equations elaborating the present situation under the implemented suppositions are transformed to ordinary differential equations. The numerical solution for the obtained equations is obtained with suitable matching conditions at the interface region using the shooting technique. The results are also validated by comparing them with the results of a well-known finite difference based numerical scheme known as the Keller-Box method. The numerical results for sundry parameters involved in the flow problem are presented through graphs and discussed in detail.

Keywords

• Two-phase flow
• Casson fluid
• Chemical reaction
• Inclined magnetic field
• Rotating channel