Effects of viscous dissipation, gravity modulation and Joule heating on MHD Casson fluid flow over a vertically moving plate with second-order slip velocity

The study of magnetohydrodynamic flow problems for non-Newtonian fluids is significant in many engineering problems. The current inquiry is concerned with a time-dependent, incompressible magnetohydrodynamic Casson fluid flow in a vertically moving plate. The aim of this study is to analyse the effect of viscous dissipation, gravity modulation, heat source and Joule heating with second-order slip velocity. Governing equations are converted to non-dimensional ones using appropriate similarity transformations. To solve the altered equations, the perturbation method is applied, together with MATLAB software. The important physical outcome of this research is that the gravity modulation parameter increases the temperature and velocity of fluid inside the boundary layer. The Eckert number enhances the fluid velocity, concentration boundary layer, skin friction and Nusselt number, whereas the temperature boundary layer reduces for heat sink parameter. The permeability of the porous parameter raises the fluid’s concentration. The work of Kodi et al. [2021. “Investigation of MHD Casson Fluid Flow Past a Vertical Porous Plate Under the Influence of Thermal Diffusion and Chemical Reaction.” Heat Transfer 51 (1): 377–394] has been expanded in this study by adding the novel effects of gravity modulation, Joule heating and viscous dissipation. In addition, the boundary condition includes second-order slip velocity. The obtained results are compared with Kodi et al. [2021. “Investigation of MHD Casson Fluid Flow Past a Vertical Porous Plate Under the Influence of Thermal Diffusion and Chemical Reaction.” Heat Transfer 51 (1): 377–394] and it shows an excellent agreement when added effects are neglected. © 2024 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.