# Influence of Variable Permeability and Radiation Absorption on Heat and Mass Transfer in MHD Micropolar Flow over a Vertical Moving Porous Plate

Authors: D. Harish Babu; P. V. Satya Narayana
Journal: ISRN Thermodynamics
 (2013)

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## Abstract

An analysis of unsteady free convection with heat and mass transfer flow for a micropolar fluid through a porous medium with a variable permeability bounded by a semi-infinite vertical plate in the presence of heat generation, thermal radiation, first-order chemical reaction, and the radiation absorption is reported. The plate is assumed to move with a constant velocity in the direction of fluid flow. A uniform magnetic field acts perpendicular to the porous surface which absorbs micropolar fluid with a suction velocity varying with time. The dimensionless governing equations for this investigation are solved analytically using two-term harmonic and nonharmonic functions. To observe physical insight and interesting aspects of the problem, the velocity, angular velocity, temperature, and concentration field are numerically studied and displayed graphically for pertinent parameters.


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## 1. Introduction

The study of heat and mass transfer for an electrically conducting micropolar fluid past a porous plate under the influence of a magnetic field has attracted the interest of many investigators in view of its applications in many engineering problems such as magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) generators, plasma studies, nuclear reactors, oil exploration, geothermal energy extractions, and the boundary layer control in the field of aerodynamics. The theory of microfluids that was developed by Eringen [1], which includes the effect of local rotary inertia, the couple stresses, and inertial spin, satisfactorily provides a model for the non-Newtonian behavior observed in polymers, paints, lubricants, suspended fluids and blood, and so forth. He [2] extended the theory of thermomicropolar fluids and derived the constitutive laws for fluids with microstructure. An excellent review of micropolar fluids and their applications was given by Ariman et al. [3]. Gorla [4] discussed the steady-state heat transfer in a micropolar fluid flow over a semi-infinite plate, and the analysis is based on similarity variables. Kim [5] studied unsteady free convection flow of micropolar fluids through a porous medium bounded by an infinite vertical plate. Charya [6] analyzed the flow of micropolar fluid through a constricted channel. Rees and Pop [7] discussed the free convection boundary layer flow of a micropolar fluid from a vertical flat plate, While Sharma and Gupta [8] studied the effects of medium permeability on thermal convection in micropolar fluids. Kumar et al.  [9] have studied the problem of fully developed free convective flow of micropolar and viscous fluids in a vertical channel. Muthu et al. [10] studied peristaltic motion of micropolar fluid in circular cylindrical tubes. Srinivasacharya et al. [11] analyzed the  unsteady stokes flow of micropolar fluid between two parallel porous plates. Recently, Muthuraj and Srinivas [12] investigated fully developed MHD flow of micropolar and viscous fluids in a vertical porous space using HAM.The combined heat and mass transfer problems with chemical reactions are of importance in many processes and, therefore, have received a considerable amount of attention in recent years. In processes, such as drying, evaporation at the surface of a water body, energy transfer in a wet cooling tower, and the flow in a desert cooler, the heat and mass transfer occurs simultaneously. Das et al. [13] considered the effects of a first-order chemical reaction on the flow past an impulsively started infinite vertical plate with constant heat flux and mass transfer. The effects of the chemical reaction and mass transfer on MHD unsteady free convection flow past an infinite/semi-infinite vertical plate were analyzed by [14–17] with constant suction and heat sink. Reddy et al. [18] studied peristaltic transport of a conducting fluid in an inclined asymmetric channel. Recently, Pal and Talukdar [19] studied the unsteady magnetohydrodynamic convective heat and mass transfer in a boundary layer slip flow past a vertical permeable plate with thermal radiation and chemical reaction.Convection problems associated with heat sources within fluid-saturated porous media are of great practical significance, for that there are a number of practical applications in geophysics and energy-related problems, such as recovery of petroleum resources, geophysical flows, cooling of underground electric cables, storage of nuclear waste materials ground water pollution, fiber and granular insulations, solidification of costing, chemical catalytic reactors, and environmental impact of buried heat generating waste. Abo-Eldahab and El Aziz [20] investigated the problem of steady, laminar, free convection boundary layer flow of a micropolar fluid from a vertical stretching surface embedded in a nondaring porous medium in the presence of a uniform magnetic field, heat generation/absorption, and free stream velocity. Gorla et al. [21] have presented an analysis for the unsteady natural convection from a heated vertical surface placed in a micropolar fluid in the presence of internal heat generation or absorption. Raptis and Perdikis [22] analyzed the effect of a chemical reaction of an electrically conducting viscous fluid on the flow over a nonlinearly (quadratic) semi-infinite stretching sheet in the presence of a constant magnetic field which is normal to the sheet. Kesavaiah et al. [23] investigated the effects of the chemical reaction and radiation absorption on an unsteady MHD convective heat and mass transfer flow past a semi-infinite vertical permeable moving plate. Recently, Vajravelu et al. [24] studied the influence of heat transfer on peristaltic transport of a Jeffrey fluid in a vertical porous stratum.The role of thermal radiation in the flow heat transfer process is of major importance in the design of many advanced energy conversion systems operating at higher temperatures. Thermal radiation within these systems is usually the result of emission by hot walls and the working fluid. Bakier and Gorla [25] studied thermal radiation effect on mixed convection from horizontal surfaces in porous media. Bakier [26] reported the effect of radiation on the mixed convection flow on an isothermal vertical surface in a saturated porous medium and has obtained self-similar solution. Hossain and Takhar [27] analyzed the effect of radiation on mixed convection along a vertical plate with uniform surface temperature.In many investigations, while investigating either velocity and temperature distribution or stability characteristics of the flow usually the permeability and porosity are taken as constants. All the above-mentioned studies treat permeability and thermal conductivity of the medium as uniform. It has been observed that when porosity and permeability are taken as constants, the velocity profiles are flat with a thin boundary near the walls. However, the experimental investigations of Schwartz and Smith [28] and Schertz and Bischoff [29] show that the velocity profiles exhibit channeling of velocity near the walls. This hydrodynamic channeling is attributed to the variation of porosity of the medium confined between two boundaries. Further, the measurements of porosity distribution by Benenati and Brosilow [30] in randomly packed beds established a graphical relationship between spatial dependence of porosity and radial position of the container from which we find that the porosity has a maximum value at the wall and minimum value at the center of the bed. Thus, it can be concluded that the porosity and in turn permeability are not constant in a given medium. However, there is no exact mathematical relationship between the porosity variation and the distance from the wall. Chandrasekhara and Namboodiri [31] incorporate the variable permeability concept. They indicated considerable effect on the flow velocity and temperature distributions. Murthy and Feyen [32] studied the influence of variable permeability on the dispersion of a chemically reacting solute in porous media. From the technological point of view, flow arising from temperature and material difference is applied in chemical engineering, geothermal reservoirs, aeronautics, and astrophysics. In some applications, magnetic forces are present and at other times the flow is further complicated by the presence of radiation absorption, a good example of this is in the planetary atmosphere where there is radiation absorption from nearby stars. The influence of a magnetic field on the flow of an electrically conducting viscous fluid with mass transfer and radiation absorption is also useful in planetary atmosphere research [33]. The effect of chemical reaction and radiation absorption on the unsteady MHD free convection flow past a semi-infinite vertical permeable moving plate with heat source and suction was analyzed by [34, 35].To the best of our knowledge, the problem of magnetohydrodynamics unsteady free convection flow of a micropolar fluid through a porous medium of variable permeability with radiation absorption over a vertical moving porous flat plate has remained unexplored. So the objective of present paper is to study the effects of a first-order homogeneous chemical reaction, variable permeability, and thermal radiation on the heat and mass transfer in MHD micropolar fluid flow over a vertical moving porous flat plate through a porous medium.


## 2. Formulation

We consider the two-dimensional unsteady flow of a laminar, incompressible micropolar fluid past a semi-infinite vertical porous moving plate embedded in a porous medium with variable permeability. Thex*-axis is measured along the porous plate in the upward direction, and a magnetic field of uniform strength B0 is applied in the y*-direction which is normal to the flow direction. Since the motion is two-dimensional and length of the plate is very large, so all the physical variables are independent of x* and they are functions of normal distance y* and t* only. It is assumed that transversely applied magnetic field and magnetic Reynolds number are very small so that the induced magnetic field and the Hall effect are negligible. The motion of the plate as well as permeability of the porous medium and suction velocity increases exponentially with time. The wall is maintained at constant temperature Tw* and concentration Cw*, higher than the ambient temperature T∞* and concentration C∞*, respectively. The permeability of the porous medium is assumed to be of the form K*=K0(1+Bεeδ*t*) and suction velocity is assumed to be  υ*=-V0(1+εAeδ*t*), where A,B are real positive constants and ε and εA are small values less than unity, and V0 is the scale of suction velocity which is nonzero positive constant. The negative sign indicates that the suction is towards the plate. The fluid properties are assumed to be constants except that the influence of density variation with temperature and concentration has been considered in the body-force term. The concentration of diffusing species is very small in comparison to other chemical species; the concentration of species far from the wall C∞* is infinitesimally small and hence the Soret and Dufour effects are neglected. The chemical reactions are taking place in the flow and all thermophysical properties are assumed to be constant.Under these conditions, the governing equations can be written in a Cartesian frame of reference as follows:(1)∂v*∂y*=0,(2)∂u*∂t*+υ*∂u*∂y*=-1ρ∂P*∂x*+(υ+υr)∂2u*∂y*2+gβf(T*-T∞*)+gβc(C*-C∞*)-υu*K0(1+Bεeδ*t*)-σρB02u*+2υr∂ω*∂y*,(3)ρj*(∂ω*∂t*+υ*∂ω*∂y*)=γ∂2ω*∂y*2,(4)∂T*∂t*+υ*∂T*∂y*=Kρcp∂2T*∂y*2+Q0ρcp(T*-T∞*)+Ql*(C*-C∞*)-1ρcp∂qr*∂y*,(5)∂c*∂t*+υ*∂c*∂y*=D*∂2c*∂y*2-R*(C*-C∞*).
The third and fourth terms on the RHS of the momentum equation (2) denote the thermal and concentration buoyancy effects, respectively. The second, third, and fourth terms on RHS of (3) denote the heat absorption, radiation absorption, and thermal radiation effects, respectively.Under these assumptions, the appropriate boundary conditions for the velocity, angular velocity, temperature, and concentration fields are(6)u*=up*,T*=Tw*+ε(Tw*-T∞*)eδ*t*,ω*=-n∂u*∂y*,C*=Cw*+ε(Cw*-C∞*)eδ*t*aty→0,u*→U∞*=U0(1+εeδ*t*),T*→T∞*,C*→C∞*,ω*→0aty→∞,
where the variables and related quantities are defined in the nomenclature.Outside the boundary layer, (2) gives
(7)-1ρ∂P*∂x*=dU∞*dt*+υK*U∞*+σρB02U∞*.The radiative heat flux term by using the Rosseland approximations is given by(8)qr*=4σ*3K1*∂T*4∂y*,
where    T*4=4T∞*3-3T∞*4.In order to write the governing equations and the boundary conditions in dimensionless form, the following nondimensional quantities are introduced:(9)u*=U0u,υ*=V0υ,up*=U0Up,y*=υyV0,U∞*=U0U∞,ω*=ωU0V0V0,j*=jυ2V02,t*=tυV02,T*=T∞*+θ(Tw*-T∞*),c*=c∞*+c(cw*-c∞*),δ*=δv0*υ,K*=Kυ02V02,sc=υD*,H=υQ0ρυcp,ζ=R*υV02,Ql=Ql*C(Cw*-C∞*)(Tw*-T∞*)V02,M=υσB02ρV02is the magnetic field parameter,Gr=(υgBfU0V02)(Tw*-T∞*)is the thermal Grashof number,Gc=υgBcU0V02(cw*-c∞*)is the solutal Grashof number,Pr=υρcpK=υαis the Prandtl number,R=4T∞*3σ*KK1*is the radiation parameter,α=Kρcpis the effective fluid thermal diffusivity.Furthermore, the spin-gradient viscosity, which gives the same relationship between the coefficients of viscosity and microinertia, is defined as(10)γ=(μ+Γ2)j*=μj*(1+β2),
where  β=Γ/μ.In view of (7)–(10), the governing equations (2)–(5) reduce to the following dimensionless form:
(11)∂u∂t-(1+εAeδt)∂u∂y=du∞dt+(1+β)∂2u∂y2+Grθ+GcC+(U∞-u)K(1+Bεeδt)+M(U∞-u)+2β∂ω∂y,(12)∂ω∂t-(1+εAeδt)∂ω∂y=1η∂2ω∂y2,(13)∂θ∂t-(1+εAeδt)∂θ∂y=1Pr(1+4R3)∂2θ∂y2+Hθ+Qlc,(14)∂c∂t-(1+εAeδt)∂c∂y=1Sc∂2c∂y2-ζc,
where  η=2/2+β=μj*/γ.The boundary conditions of (6) are given by the following dimensionless form:
(15)u=Up,θ=1+εeδt,ω=-n∂u∂y,c=1+εeδtaty→0,u=U∞→(1+εeδt),θ→0,ω→0,c→0aty→∞.


## 3. Solution of the Problem

Equations (11)–(14) are coupled, nonlinear partial differential equations and these cannot be solved in closed form. However, these equations can be reduced to ordinary differential equations, which can be solved analytically. For these, we may represent the linear and angular velocities, temperature, and concentration as follows:
(16)u=u0(y)+εeδtu1(y)+o(ε2),ω=ω0(y)+εeδtω1(y)+o(ε2),θ=θ0(y)+εeδtθ1(y)+o(ε2),c=c0(y)+εeδtc1(y)+o(ε2).
By substituting the above equations (16) into (11)–(14), equating the harmonic and nonharmonic terms, and neglecting the higher-order terms of O(ε2), we obtain the following pairs of equations for (u0,ω0,θ0,C0) and (u1,ω1,θ1,C1):
(17)(1+β)u0′′+u0′-Nu0=-N-Grθ0-Gcc0-2βω0′,(1+β)u1′′+u1′-(N+δ)u1=-Lu0+L-Grθ1-Gcc1-2βω1′-Au0′,ω0′′+ηω0=0,ω1′′+ηω1′-δηω1=-Aηω0′,(3+4R)θ0′′+3Pr(θ0′+Hθ0)=-3PrQlc0,(3+4R)θ1′′+3Prθ1′-3Pr(δ-H)θ1=-3APrθ0′-3PrQlc1,c0′′+Scc0′-ζScc0=0,c1′′+Scc1′-(δ+ζ)Scc1=-AScc0′,
where L=B/K, N=(M+1/K) and the primes denote differentiation with respect to y.The corresponding boundary conditions can be written as(18)u0=Up,u1=0,ω0=-nu0′,ω1=-nu1′,θ0=1,θ1=1,c0=1,c1=1aty→0,u0=1,u1=1,ω0=0,ω1=0,θ0=0,θ1=0,c0=0,c1=0aty→∞.Solving (17) under the boundary conditions (18), we obtain the linear and angular velocities, temperature, and concentration profiles as follows:
(19)u(y,t)=(1+a1e-R1y+a2e-h3y+a6e-h1y+a5e-ηy)+εeδt(1+b1e-R3y+b2e-h4y+d1e-h3y+d2e-h2y+ε+eδt1+d3e-h1y+b8e-h6y+b10e-R1y+d4e-ηy),ω(y,t)=(c11e-ηy)+εeδt(c13e-h6y-Aηc11δe-ηy),θ(y,t)=((1-z3)e-h3y+z3e-h1y)+εeδt(c9e-h4y+z4e-h3y+z6e-h2y+z8e-h1y),c(y,t)=e-h1y+εeδt((1-z3)e-h2y+z2e-h1y),
where the expressions for the constants are given in the appendix.The skin friction, Nusselt number, and Sherwood number are important physical parameters for this type of boundary layer.


### 3.1. Skin-Friction

Knowing the velocity field in the boundary layer, we can now calculate the skin-friction at the plate which is given by(20)τw*=(μ+Γ)∂u*∂y*+Γω*|y*=0,
and in the dimensionless form, we obtain
(21)cf=2τw*ρV0U0=2[1+(1-n)β]u′(0).
The couple stress coefficient (Cm) at the plate is written as
(22)Mw=γ∂ω*∂y*|y*=0,
and in the dimensionless from, we obtain
(23)cm=MwμjU0=(1+β2)ω′(0).


### 3.2.      Nusselt Number

Knowing the temperature field, it is interesting to study the effect of the free convection and thermal radiation on the rate of heat transferqw*, and this is given by
(24)qw*=-k(∂T*∂y*)-4σ*3K1*(∂T*4∂y*)|y*=0.
In view of (8), the above equation becomes
(25)qw*=(-k+16σ*T*33K1*)∂T*∂y*|y*=0.
This is written in dimensionless from as
(26)qw*=(-k(Tw*-T∞*)v0υ)(1+4R3)∂θ∂y|y=0.
The dimensionless local surface heat flux (i.e., Nusselt number) is obtained as
(27)Nux=xqw*k(Tw*-T∞*),
where
(28)NuxRex-1=-(1+4R3)∂θ∂y|y=0,Rex=v0xυ.


### 3.3. Sherwood Number

The definition of the local mass flux and the local Sherwood number are, respectively, given by(29)jw=-D*(∂c*∂y*)|y*=0,Shx=xjwD*(cw*-cw*)
and with the help of these equations, one can write
(30)ShxRex-1=-(∂c∂y)|y=0.


## 3.1. Skin-Friction

Knowing the velocity field in the boundary layer, we can now calculate the skin-friction at the plate which is given by(20)τw*=(μ+Γ)∂u*∂y*+Γω*|y*=0,
and in the dimensionless form, we obtain
(21)cf=2τw*ρV0U0=2[1+(1-n)β]u′(0).
The couple stress coefficient (Cm) at the plate is written as
(22)Mw=γ∂ω*∂y*|y*=0,
and in the dimensionless from, we obtain
(23)cm=MwμjU0=(1+β2)ω′(0).


## 3.2.      Nusselt Number

Knowing the temperature field, it is interesting to study the effect of the free convection and thermal radiation on the rate of heat transferqw*, and this is given by
(24)qw*=-k(∂T*∂y*)-4σ*3K1*(∂T*4∂y*)|y*=0.
In view of (8), the above equation becomes
(25)qw*=(-k+16σ*T*33K1*)∂T*∂y*|y*=0.
This is written in dimensionless from as
(26)qw*=(-k(Tw*-T∞*)v0υ)(1+4R3)∂θ∂y|y=0.
The dimensionless local surface heat flux (i.e., Nusselt number) is obtained as
(27)Nux=xqw*k(Tw*-T∞*),
where
(28)NuxRex-1=-(1+4R3)∂θ∂y|y=0,Rex=v0xυ.


## 3.3. Sherwood Number

The definition of the local mass flux and the local Sherwood number are, respectively, given by(29)jw=-D*(∂c*∂y*)|y*=0,Shx=xjwD*(cw*-cw*)
and with the help of these equations, one can write
(30)ShxRex-1=-(∂c∂y)|y=0.


## 4. Results and Discussions

The formulation of the problem that accounts for the effects of chemical reaction and thermal radiation on MHD convective flow and mass transfer of an incompressible, micropolar fluid along a semi-infinite vertical porous moving plate in a porous medium with variable permeability in the presence of heat generation has been performed in the preceding sections. The governing equations of the flow field were solved analytically, using a perturbation method, and the expressions for the velocity, microrotation, temperature, concentration, skin-friction, Nusselt number, and Sherwood number were obtained. In order to get a physical insight of the problem, the above physical quantities are computed numerically and presented graphically for different values of the governing parameters: thermal Grashof number Gr, solutal Grashof number Gm, magnetic field parameterM, Schmidt number Sc, heat absorption parameter H, chemical reaction parameter ζ, and thermal radiation parameter R, while the values of some of the physical parameters are taken as constants such as t=1, δ=0.01, ε=0.01, B=0.1 and A=0.1, in all the tables and figures. In the present study, the boundary conditions for y→∞ are replaced by identical ones at ymax which is a sufficiently large value of y where the velocity profile u approaches the relevant free stream velocity. We choose ymax=8 and a step size  Δy=0.001.In order to verify the accuracy of the present work, particular results are compared with those available in the literature through Table1. The numerical values of skin-friction, Nusselt number, and Sherwood number obtained in the present case are compared with those of Kim [5] and Mohamed and Abo-Dahab [36] for different values of Prandtl number (Pr) and fixed values of remaining parameters. It is clearly seen that there is an excellent agreement between the respective research of our study and those of Kim [5] and Mohamed and Abo-Dahab [36]. Further, it is found from Table 2 that skin-friction decreases with the increase in magnetic parameter M. Also no effect of M is seen on Sherwood number Sh as noted in [36].Table 1
Effect of Pr onCf, Nu and Sh for R=0.1, n=0.5, K=2, H=0.1,  ζ=0.2, β=0.5, Sc=0.2, Pr=1, Gr=2, Up=0.5, Ql=0.01, B=0.01, and Gc = 2.
Pr
Kim [5]
Mohamed and Abo-Dahab [36]
Present Results
H
=
0, Ql=0, R=0, and B=0
Q
l
=
0 and B=0
C
f
Nu
Sh
C
f
Nu
Sh
C
f
Nu
Sh
2
5.6985
20.6907
0.3276
5.6964
20.6897
0.3276
5.6933
20.6899
0.3276
3
5.6316
31.9168
0.3276
5.6304
33.9140
0.3276
5.6300
31.9155
0.3276
4
5.5972
43.1064
0.3276
5.5967
43.1001
0.3276
5.5943
43.1034
0.3276
5
5.5763
54.3059
0.3276
5.5752
54.3000
0.3276
5.5751
54.3038
0.3276Table 2
Effect ofM on Cf and Sh for R=0.1, n=0.5, K=2, H=0.1, ζ=0.2, β=0.5, Sc=0.2, Pr=1, Gr=2, Up=0.5, Ql=0.01, B=0.01, and Gc=2.
Kim [5]
Mohamed and Abo-Dahab [36]
M
H
=
0, Ql=0, R=0, and B=0
Q
l
=
0 and B=0
Present results
C
f
Sh
C
f
Sh
C
f
Sh
1
6.4837
0.3276
6.4892
0.3276
6.4893
0.3276
3
5.6678
0.3276
5.6685
0.3276
5.6686
0.3276
4
5.5941
0.3276
5.5986
0.3276
5.5987
0.3276
5
5.5894
0.3276
5.5800
0.3276
5.5804
0.3276For different values of the magnetic field parameterM, the translational velocity and microrotation profiles are plotted in Figure 1. It is obvious that the effect of increasing values of the parameter M results in a decreasing velocity distribution across the boundary layer. The effect of magnetic field is more prominent at the point of peak value; that is, the peak value drastically decreases with the increases in the value of magnetic field because the presence of magnetic field in an electrically conducting fluid introduces a force called the Lorentz force, which acts against the flow if the magnetic field is applied in the normal direction, as in the present problem. This type of resisting force slows down the fluid velocity as shown in this figure. The results also show that the magnitude of the microrotation on the porous plate increases as M increases.Velocity and microrotation distribution.
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(b)Figure2 illustrates the variation of velocity and microrotation distribution across the boundary layer for several values of plate moving velocity Up in the direction of the fluid flow, respectively. Although we have different initial plate moving velocities, the velocity decreases to the constant values for given material parameters. The results also show that the magnitude of microrotation on porous plate increases as  Up increases.Velocity and microrotation distribution.
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(b)For various values of the permeabilityK, the profiles of translational velocity and the microrotation across the boundary layer are shown in Figure 3. It is clear that as K increase, the translational velocity profiles across the boundary layer increases, but the magnitude of microrotation decreases with an increase of K-parameter.Velocity and microrotation distribution.
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(b)Figure4 presents the velocity and microrotation profiles for different values of the Prandtl number (Pr). The results show that the effect of increasing values of  Pr results in a decrease of the translational velocity, while the reverse effect is observed for the microrotation profiles.Velocity and microrotation distribution.
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(b)For various values of the Schmidt number (Sc), the profiles of translational velocity and the microrotation across the boundary layer are shown in Figure5. It is clear that as Sc increase, the translational velocity profiles across the boundary layer decreases. The results also show that the magnitude of microrotation on porous plate increases as Sc increases.Velocity and microrotation distribution.
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(b)For various values ofQl, the profiles of translational velocity and the microrotation across the boundary layer are shown in Figure 6. It is clear from the graph that the translational velocity increases with an increase of Ql which is due to the fact that when heat is absorbed the buoyancy force which accelerated the flow rate. The results also show that the magnitude of microrotation on porous plate decreases as Ql increases.Velocity and microrotation distribution.
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(b)For various values of radiation parameterR, the translational velocity and microrotation profiles are plotted in Figure 7. It is obvious that with increasing values of R-parameter, the velocity distribution across the boundary layer increases. The results also show that the magnitude of microrotation on the porous plate is decreased as R-parameter increases.Velocity and microrotation distribution.
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(b)The effects of heat generationH on the translational velocity and microrotation profiles across the boundary layer are displayed in Figure 8. It is shown that the translational velocity across the boundary layer increases with an increasing of H. The results also show that the magnitude of microrotation decreases with an increasing of  H.Velocity and Microrotation distribution.
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(b)Figure9 shows the translational velocity and the microrotation profiles across the boundary layer for various values of the chemical reaction parameter ζ. The results display that with an increase of ζ, the translational velocity decreases, but the magnitude of microrotation increases as  ζ decreases.Velocity and microrotation distribution.
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(b)The effects of viscosity ratioβ on the translational velocity and the microrotation profiles across the boundary layer are presented in Figure 10. It is clear that the velocity distribution is greater for a Newtonian fluid (β=0) with the fixed flow and material parameters, as compared with micropolar fluids. The results display that with an increase of viscosity ratio β, the translational velocity decreases, but the magnitude of microrotation increases as viscosity ratio β increases. The translational velocity and the microrotation profiles against spanwise coordinate y for different values of thermal Grashof number (Gr) are displayed in Figure 11. It is observed that an increase in Gr leads to an increase in the values of velocity and a decrease in the magnitude of microrotation. The translational velocity and the microrotation profiles against spanwise coordinate y for different values of solutal Grashof number (Gc) are displayed in Figure 12. It is observed that an increase in Gc leads to an increase in the values of velocity and a decrease in the magnitude of microrotation.Velocity and microrotation distribution.
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(b)Velocity and microrotation distribution.
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(b)Velocity and microrotation distribution.
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(b)Figure13 shows the effect of n-parameter, which is related to microrotation vector and shear stress, on the translational velocity and the microrotation profiles. It is observed that the magnitude of velocity and microrotation increases with an increase of n-parameter, but the magnitude of microrotation decreases with an increase of n-parameter.Velocity and microrotation distribution.
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(b)Figures14(a) and 14(b) represent the temperature profiles for different values of thermal radiation parameter R and prandtl number (Pr) in the boundary layer. These figures indicate that the effect of thermal radiation is to enhance heat transfer because of the fact that thermal boundary layer thickness increases with an increase in the thermal radiation. Thus, it is pointed out that the radiation should be minimized to have the cooling process at a faster rate. But the temperature decreases with increasing the values of Prandtl number (Pr) in the boundary layer. From this plot, it is evident that the temperature in the boundary layer falls very quickly for large value of the Prandtl number because of the fact that thickness of the boundary layer decreases with an increase in the value of the Prandtl number.Temperature distribution.
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(d)Typical variations of the temperature profiles along the spanwise coordinatey are shown in Figure 14(c) for various values of Ql. The results show that the temperature profiles decrease with increasing  Ql. The temperature profiles with respect to spanwise coordinate y for various values of ζ are shown in Figure 14(d). The results show that as the chemical reaction parameter ζ increase, the thermal boundary layer increases.The effect of the reaction rate parameterζ on the species concentration profiles for generative chemical reaction is shown in Figure 15(a). It is noticed from the graph that there is a marked effect with increasing the value of the chemical reaction rate parameter ζ on the concentration distribution in the boundary layer. It is clearly observed from this figure that the concentration of species value of 1.0 at vertical plate decreases till it attains the minimum value of zero at the end of the boundary layer, and this trend is seen for all the values of reaction rate parameter. Further, it is observed that increasing the value of the chemical reaction decreases the concentration of species in the boundary layer; this is due to the fact that boundary layer decreases with increase in the value of ζ chemical reaction in this system result in the consumption of the chemical and hence result in decreasing concentration profile. Similar facts are seen in the case when Schmidt number is increased as noted in Figure 15(b).  It may also be observed from this figure that the effect of Schmidt number (Sc) on concentration distribution decreases slowly for higher values of Sc. It is expected that the mass transfer rate increases as ζ increases with all other parameters fixed; that is, an increase in the Schmidt number (Sc) produces a decrease in the concentration boundary layer thickness, associated with the reduction in the concentration profiles. Physically, the increase in the value of Sc means the decrease of molecular diffusion D. Hence, the concentration of the species is higher for smaller values of  Sc and lower for larger values of  Sc.Concentration distribution.
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## 5. Conclusions

The following conclusions are drawn from the present study.(1)
The effect of increasing magnetic parameterM is to retard the transient velocity of the flow field at all points, while a growing Grashof number (Gr) for heat transfer or heat absorption parameter accelerates the transient velocity of the flow field at all points.(2)
A growing magnetic parameterM or Prandtl number (Pr) decelerates the transient temperature of the flow  field at all points, while a growing permeability parameter K or heat source parameter S reverses the effect.(3)
The effect of increasing magnetic parameterM is to reduce the skin-friction at the wall, while a growing permeability parameter K or heat source parameter S reverses the effect.(4)
A growing Prandtl number (Pr) or magnetic parameterM increases the magnitude of the rate of heat transfer at the wall. On the other hand, a growing heat source S parameter reverses the effect.(5)
Skin-friction decreases when, magnetic field parameter is increased.



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