Natural Convective Mass Transfer MHD Flow of Chemically Reactive Micropolar Fluid Past a Vertical Porous Plate
Khan Enaet Hossain *
Mathematics Discipline, Science, Engineering and Technology School, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
S. M. Maruf Hassan
Mathematics Discipline, Science, Engineering and Technology School, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
Syed Auntashire Rahman
Mathematics Discipline, Science, Engineering and Technology School, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
Md. Mohidul Haque
Mathematics Discipline, Science, Engineering and Technology School, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Magnetic field effects on a free convective mass transfer flow of chemically reactive micropolar fluid over a vertical porous plate are investigated in this work. Suitable similarity transformations are used to derive a set of nonlinear ordinary differential equations governing the flow. Analytical solution of the dimensionless problem is obtained using perturbation technique. The velocity, angular velocity and concentration profiles, which are controlled by a number of parameters, are presented graphically. Based on these graphs the conclusions are depicted, and the obtained results are tested for their accuracy.
Keywords: MHD, micropolar fluid, porous plate, chemical reaction, perturbation technique