Abstract
This study discusses the flow and heat transfer in an upper-convected Maxwell (UCM) fluid over a moving surface in the presence of a free stream velocity. The convective boundary conditions have been handled. Similarly transformations are invoked to convert the partial differential equations governing the steady flow of a Maxwell fluid into an ordinary differential system. This system is solved by a homotopic approach. The effects of influential parameters such as Deborah number (beta), Prandtl number (Pr), Eckert number (Ec), suction parameter (S) and ratio (lambda) have been thoroughly examined. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.