A study of elastico-viscous fluid flow by a revolving disk with heat dissipation effects using HAM based package BVPh 2.0

Von Karman problem of infinite disk is re-examined when fluid under consideration is elastico-viscous, satisfying the constitutive relations of Walters-B model. Main target here is to demonstrate how the presence of elasticity alters heat transfer phenomenon for the said problem especially when heat dissipation term is included in the analysis. We assume a self-similarity solution that results in a system of coupled non-linear equations. An easy to use package BVPh 2.0 based on the homotopy analysis method is used to present series solutions for values of elastico-viscous fluid parameter (K) in the range 0 <= K <= 1. Residuals are evaluated numerically at various order of approximations which depict that obtained solutions converge to the exact solutions. Boundary layer is substantially suppressed due to the consideration of elastico-viscous fluid assumption. Furthermore, velocity of the entrained fluid is inversely proportional to the parameter K. The results predict a substantial drop in heat transfer rate whenever elasticity effects are present. A considerable role of heat dissipation towards thickening of thermal boundary layer is apparent from the findings.