Abstract:
In this paper, we examine the thermal radiation effect on heat and mass
transfer in steady laminar boundary layer flow of an incompressible viscous micropolar fluid
over a vertical flat plate, with the presence of a magnetic field. Rosseland approximation is
applied to describe the radiative heat flux in the energy equation. The resulting similarity
equations are solved numerically. Many results are obtained and representative set is
displayed graphically to illustrate the influence of the various parameters on different
profiles. The conclusion is drawn that the flow field, temperature, concentration and
microrotation as well as the skin friction coefficient and the both local Nusselt and
Sherwood numbers are significantly influenced by Magnetic parameter, material parameter
and thermal radiation parameter
