Abstract
The present article communicates mathematical and theoretical study of three dimensional mixed convection flow of an electrical conducting third grade fluid flow near a non-uniform irregular wavy surface. The flow field is incorporated with an applied magnetic field. Heat and mass transfer characteristics are scrutinized with combined impact of enthalpy change along with energy activation and non-linear thermal radiation. The prime structure of differential equations is achieved in momentum, energy, magnetic and concentration forms. We defined some new dimensionless functions which transformed non-linear PDEs into dimensionless ODEs. Lobatto(iiiA) formula based technique Bvp4c is used for graphical and numerical solution of governing equations. Features of different dimensionless parameters are studied for velocity, concentration, magnetic and energy distributions by using graphical approach. Skin friction coefficients, rate of heat and mass fluxes are calculated by changing the values of some dimensionless parameters. Comparative study of Nusselt number with previous published results are demonstrated to investigate the accuracy of current problem. Final outcome justifies that better agreement is achieved with existing published work.
•Combined effect of enthalpy change along with energy activation is evaluated on third grade fluid flow along a vertical irregular wavy surface.•Temperature and concentration dependent thermophysical properties along with thermal radiation are considered to investigate heat and mass transfer characteristics.•Induced magnetic impact is investigated near an irregular wavy surface.•Bvp4c technique is employed to solve the momentum, magnetic induction, temperature and concentration equations.