Application of Scaling Group of Transformations to Steady Boundary Layer Flow of Newtonian Fluid over a Stretching Sheet in Presence of Chemically Reactive Species

Authors

  • K Bhattacharyya Department of Mathematics, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan
  • MS Uddin Mathematics Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna
  • GC Layek Department of Mathematics, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jbas.v35i1.7969

Keywords:

Scaling group of transformation, Boundary layer flow, Newtonian fluid, Stretching sheet, Chemically reactive species

Abstract

This investigation analyses application of Lies scaling group of transformations to steady flow of a Newtonian fluid over a stretching sheet in presence of chemically reactive species with first order reaction. The governing partial differential equations reduced to self-similar nonlinear ordinary differential equations by the transformations. Obtained momentum equation is solved analytically and the concentration equation is numerically solved applying finite difference method with Thomas algorithm. The plotted results reveal that with the increase of Schmidt number as well as reaction-rate parameter causes a reduction in the thickness of the concentration boundary layer and also the concentration at a point decreases.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbas.v35i1.7969

Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, Vol.35, No.1, 43-50, 2011

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Published

2011-07-08

How to Cite

Bhattacharyya, K., Uddin, M., & Layek, G. (2011). Application of Scaling Group of Transformations to Steady Boundary Layer Flow of Newtonian Fluid over a Stretching Sheet in Presence of Chemically Reactive Species. Journal of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, 35(1), 43–50. https://doi.org/10.3329/jbas.v35i1.7969

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 1 (2011)

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