Soret and Dufour effects in three-dimensional flow over an exponentially stretching surface with porous medium, chemical reaction and heat source/sink
International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow
ISSN: 0961-5539
Article publication date: 5 May 2015
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to study the Soret and Dufour effects in three-dimensional flow induced by an exponential stretching surface in a porous medium.
Design/methodology/approach
Series solutions are developed.
Findings
The authors observed that the temperature profile and thermal boundary layer thickness are enhanced when the authors increase the values of Dufour number. It is also examined that the concentration field and its associated boundary layer thickness are higher for the larger values of Soret number.
Originality/value
Such investigation is not available in the literature.
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Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to the reviewers for the useful suggestions.
Citation
Hayat, T., Muhammad, T., Shehzad, S.A. and Alsaedi, A. (2015), "Soret and Dufour effects in three-dimensional flow over an exponentially stretching surface with porous medium, chemical reaction and heat source/sink", International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, Vol. 25 No. 4, pp. 762-781. https://doi.org/10.1108/HFF-05-2014-0137
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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