Similarity solution of MHD slip with energy mass transport through chemically reacting stretching permeable surface in porous media with variable properties

In this paper, a mathematical model is presented for magnetohydrodynamic viscous incompressible boundary layer flow of an electrically conducting chemically reacting fluid over a moving permeable flat vertical surface in a porous medium with variable fluid properties. A linear momentum slip boundary condition is included. Temperature and concentration difference between the wall and the environment are assumed to vary with the axial distance according to power law forms. Furthermore, a concentration-dependent mass diffusivity is featured to provide for a more realistic simulation of relevance to materials processing systems. The governing equations with associated boundary conditions are transformed into similarity equations using appropriate variables furnished with Lie group algebraic methods. The resulting nonlinear differential ordinary boundary value problem is then solved numerically with a Runge–Kutta–Fehlberg fourth–fifth order numerical method. The effects of the governing parameters on the boundary layer flow characteristics (velocity, temperature, concentration, wall shear stress, heat and mass transfer rates) have been investigated, displayed graphically and discussed. The computations indicate that variable mass diffusivity plays a significant role on transport characteristics. It is also shown that concentration magnitudes increase whereas the rate of mass transfer at the wall decreases with increasing mass diffusivity. Comparison of numerical and analytical results with results from the open literature show excellent agreement. Further verification of the general model is conducted with the Spectral Relaxation Method (SRM). The study is relevant to electroconductive polymeric sheet processing in manufacturing operations and smart coating systems.