Abstract:
The main objective of the present thesis is to develop mathematical models to discuss the
boundary layer flows over a curved moving surface. These mathematical models are
formulated in curvilinear coordinates system and then used to investigate the flow and
heat/mass transfer characteristics for viscous and micropolar fluids. Additional features like
influence of magnetic field, flow through porous media, thermal radiation effects, slip
condition, heat generation/absorption, chemical reaction and nanofluids are also studied. The
transformed boundary value problems consisting of highly nonlinear differential equations
are solved numerically using the shooting and Kellar-box methods. The quantities of interest
like fluid velocity, temperature, concentration, skin friction, heat and mass transfer rate at the
wall are analyzed for various emerging parameters. It is found that by increasing the
dimensionless radius of curvature, velocity and magnitude of the pressure distribution are
decreased inside the boundary layer. Finally, a comparison of the present solutions with the
existing results in the case of a flat stretching sheet is also presented.
