Numerical investigation of heat transfer in the presences of thermo-cross diffusion gradients on flow over a curved geometry

Here, we examine the behavior of micropolar fluids as they travel through a curved stretching surface. We integrate thermo-diffusion and diffusion-thermo effects into the temperature and concentration equations to study the impact of cross-diffusion gradients on velocities, temperatures, and concentrations. The equations governing the flow are nonlinear, thus by applying practical similarity transformations, we obtain a system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations that can be solved. Using the Runge-Kutta numerical procedure, we are able to determine an answer to the modified system. The profiles of velocity, concentration, and temperature are shown, along with the influence of non-dimensional parameters on those variables. The skin friction coefficient, as well as the Nusselt and Sherwood numbers, is computed numerically, and their fluctuations as a function of various parameters are investigated. The implications of these findings for engineering and industry are greater.

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In this study, the behavior of micropolar fluids on a curved stretching surface was investigated. The impact of cross-diffusion gradients on velocities, temperatures, and concentrations was examined by integrating thermo-diffusion and diffusion-thermo effects into the equations. The resulting nonlinear ordinary differential equations were solved using practical similarity transformations and the Runge-Kutta numerical procedure. The findings regarding velocity, concentration, temperature profiles, and the fluctuations of skin friction coefficient, Nusselt and Sherwood numbers have important implications for engineering and industry.