A mathematical model for the steady,mixed convection heat and mass transfer along a semi-infinite vertical plate embedded in a micropolar fluid in the presence of Soret and Dufour effects is presented.The non-linear g...A mathematical model for the steady,mixed convection heat and mass transfer along a semi-infinite vertical plate embedded in a micropolar fluid in the presence of Soret and Dufour effects is presented.The non-linear governing equations and their associated boundary conditions are initially cast into dimensionless forms using local similarity transformations.The resulting system of equations is then solved numerically using the Keller-box method.The numerical results are compared and found to be in good agreement with previously published results as special cases of the present investigation.The non-dimensional velocity,microrotation,temperature and concentration profiles are displayed graphically for different values of coupling number,Soret and Dufour numbers.In addition,the skin-friction coefficient,the Nusselt number and Sherwood number are shown in a tabular form.展开更多
文摘A mathematical model for the steady,mixed convection heat and mass transfer along a semi-infinite vertical plate embedded in a micropolar fluid in the presence of Soret and Dufour effects is presented.The non-linear governing equations and their associated boundary conditions are initially cast into dimensionless forms using local similarity transformations.The resulting system of equations is then solved numerically using the Keller-box method.The numerical results are compared and found to be in good agreement with previously published results as special cases of the present investigation.The non-dimensional velocity,microrotation,temperature and concentration profiles are displayed graphically for different values of coupling number,Soret and Dufour numbers.In addition,the skin-friction coefficient,the Nusselt number and Sherwood number are shown in a tabular form.
