Author(s)

E. O. Fatunmbi¹, A. Adeniyan²

¹Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Nigeria.
²Department of Mathematics, University of Lagos, Akoka, Nigeria.

This study presents the problem of a steady, two-dimensional, heat and mass transfer of an incompressible, electrically conducting micropolar fluid flow past a stretching surface with velocity and thermal slip conditions. Also, the influences of temperature dependent viscosity, thermal radiation and non-uniform heat generation/absorption and chemical reaction of a general order are examined on the fluid flow. The governing system of partial differential equations of the fluid flow are transformed into non-linear ordinary differential equations by an appropriate similarity variables and the resulting equations are solved by shooting method coupled with fourth order Runge-Kutta integration scheme. The effects of the controlling parameters on the velocity, temperature, microrotation and concentration profiles as well as on the skin friction, Nusselt number, Sherwood and wall couple stress are investigated through tables and graphs. Comparison of the present results with the existing results in the literature in some limiting cases shows an excellent agreement.

Micropolar Fluid, Magnetohydrodynamics, Slip Conditions, Stretching Sheet

Fatunmbi, E. and Adeniyan, A. (2018) Heat and Mass Transfer in MHD Micropolar Fluid Flow over a Stretching Sheet with Velocity and Thermal Slip Conditions. Open Journal of Fluid Dynamics, 8, 195-215. doi: 10.4236/ojfd.2018.82014.