Stretched Flow of Casson Fluid with Variable Thermal Conductivity

Tasawar HAYAT; Muhammad FAROOQ; Zahid IQBAL

Authors

Tasawar HAYAT Department of Mathematics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 44000
Muhammad FAROOQ Department of Mathematics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 44000
Zahid IQBAL Department of Mathematics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 44000

Keywords:

Casson fluid, stagnation point, variable thermal conductivity, viscous dissipation, stretched surface

Abstract

This paper looks at the stagnation point flow of Casson fluid towards a stretching surface. In addition, heat transfer analysis is discussed. The thermal conductivity varies linearly with temperature. Series solutions are first presented and then studied for different parameters of interest in this problem.

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