Influence of chemical reaction and variable mass diffusivity on non-Newtonian fluid flow due to a rough stretching sheet with magnetic field and Cattaneo-Christov fluxes

Abstract

Abstract A non-Newtonian Williamson fluid flow due to a stretching sheet with radiation, magnetic field, and viscous dissipation effects is described using variable conductivity and variable diffusivity. The Cattaneo-Christov model is used to correctly compute the physical properties of a heat and mass flux model. Both the chemical reaction phenomenon and the slip velocity have an impact on the heat and mass mechanism. The physical problem is represented mathematically as a nonlinear coupled differential system. After that, the shooting method is used to solve the mathematical model numerically. To gain a better understanding of the behavior of governing emergent factors on dimensionless velocity, concentration, and temperature profiles, physical interpretations are created and discussed utilizing graphical and tabular representations. The results show that the Sherwood number and the Nusselt number are both decreased by the magnetic, viscosity, and slip velocity parameters. Also, according to the findings it has been observed that the concentration outlines enhances for the magnetic number, the viscosity parameter, and the slip velocity parameter, but they dwindle for expanding reaction rate values. Finally, after confirmation of our numerical results, the theoretical results show good agreement with previously published work.