MHD CASSON FLUID FLOW OVER AN INCLINED SURFACE WITH SUCTION AND CHEMICAL REACTION
EMMANUEL MAURICE ARTHUR *
Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, University for Development Studies, P.O.Box 1350 Tamale, Ghana
GOLBERT ALOLIGA
Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, University for Development Studies, P.O.Box 1350 Tamale, Ghana
YAKUBU IBRAHIM SEINI
Faculty of Mathematical Sciences, University for Development Studies, P.O.Box 1350 Tamale, Ghana
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The combined effect of chemical reaction, suction and Lorentz force induced by imposed magnetic field on Casson fluid flow over an inclined surface has been examined. A similarity analysis was used to transform the system of partial differential equations governing the problem into ordinary differential equations. The reduced system was solved using the Fourth-order Runge-Kutta algorithm alongside the Newton Raphson shooting method. The results are presented graphically and in tabular form for various controlling parameters and discussed quantitatively.
Keywords: Magnetic field, casson fluid, mass transfer, suction, non-newtonian fluid, inclined surface