Effect of chemical reaction, heat and mass transfer on nonlinear boundary layer past a porous shrinking sheet in the presence of suction

This work is concerned with the viscous flow due to a shrinking sheet in the presence of suction with variable stream conditions The cases of two-dimensional and axisymmetnc shrinking have been discussed The governing partial differential equations of the problem, subjected to their boundary conditions, are solved numerically by applying an efficient solution scheme for local nonsimilarity boundary layer analysis Favorable comparison with previously published work is performed Numerical results for the dimensionless velocity, temperature and concentration profiles as well as for the skin friction, heat and mass transfer and deposition rate are obtained and displayed graphically for pertinent parameters to show interesting aspects of the solution. (C) 2010 Elsevier B V All rights reserved