Effect of heat generation and activation energy on MHD maxwell fluid with multiple slips

Abstract

This research delves into Maxwell fluid flow's intricate fluid dynamics, as well as heat-mass transfer features over a porous horizontal plate. The investigation encompasses magnetohydrodynamics, heat generation, radiation, chemical reactions, and the influence of activation energy. Furthermore, the study integrates slip conditions for temperature, velocity, and concentration gradients at the interface between the fluid and solid surfaces. After formulating the governing equation with the abovementioned parameters, the partial differential equations are changed into ordinary ones through a similarity revolution. The results of the bvp4c solver in MATLAB provide significant insights into how various physical parameters interact and influence the flow dynamics and heat-mass transfer characteristics. This research's primary aim and objective is to comprehensively compare plots generated for different parameters under both no-slip and slip conditions by considering fixed values as Q = 0-0.3, Sc = 1–4, Ec = 0–1, Pr = 1–4, σ = 0–2, E = 0.1-0.7, λ = 0–2. The primary discoveries of this study indicate that with an increase in the power index, there is a decline in the concentration profile. In contrast, an increase in the activation energy leads to an elevation in this profile. An important revelation from this research is the significant decrease observed in the concentration profile as the activation energy parameter is raised.

Keywords

• Chemical reaction
• Maxwell fluid
• Heat generation
• Multiple slip effects
• Activation energy
• Flat plate