TITLE:
Chemical Reaction and Thermal Diffusion Effects on Mass Transfer Flow through an Inclined Plate
AUTHORS:
Farjana Akter, Md. Manjiul Islam, Ariful Islam, Md. Shakhaoath Khan, Md. Saddam Hossain
KEYWORDS:
Chemical Reaction, Mass Transfer, Inclined Plate, Soret Effects, Dufour Effects
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Fluid Dynamics,
Vol.6 No.1,
March
29,
2016
ABSTRACT: A numerical investigation of boundary layer mass transfer flow through an inclined plate with the
effect of chemical reaction and thermal diffusion is presented in this study. The governing partial
differential equations (PDE) are transformed to a system of dimensionless non-similar coupled
PDEs. The transformed, non-similar conservations equations (momentum balance equation,
energy balance equation and concentration balance equation) are then solved using a numerical
approach known as explicit finite difference method (EFDM). Basically EFDM introduced for the
unsteadiness in the momentum, temperature, and concentration fluid fields is based on the time
dependent fluid velocity, temperature and concentration of the boundary surface. During the
course of discussion, it is found that the various parameters related to the problem influence the
calculated resultant expressions. The computed numerical solution results for the velocity, temperature,
and concentration distribution with the effect of various important dimensionless parameters
(Grashof number, Modified Grashof number, Prandtl number, Schmidt number, Soret
number, Dufour number, chemical reaction parameter and inclination parameter) entering into
the problems are critically analyzed and discussed graphically. It can be seen that two physical
phenomena chemical reaction and thermal diffusion can greatly effect on the boundary layer fluid
flows through an inclined plate.