Three-Dimensional Couette Flow Through Porous Medium Between Two Infinite Horizontal Parallel Porous Plates

Abstract

Aim of the paper is to investigate heat transfer through Couette flow of a viscous incrompessible fluid between two infinite horizontal parallel porous flat plates. The lower plate is stationary and the upper plate is moving with uniform velocity U subjected to transverse sinusoidal injection through lower plate and uniform suction through upper plate. Hence, the flow becomes three-dimensional due to fluid injection through lower plate. The governing equations of motion and energy are solved by regular perturbation technique and separation of variables technique. Velocity and temperature distributions are discussed numerically and shown through graphs. Nusselt number and coefficient of skin-friction at the plates are derived, discussed numerically and shown through graphs.