Ramifications of thermal slip on ternary nanofluids flow over an incurvate stretching sheet: A sensitivity analysis

The effects of thermal slip on the flow and heat mass transfer properties of ternary nanofluids over an incurvate stretched sheet are explored in this research article. The ternary nanofluid is colloidal mixture of three nanoparticles namely reduced graphene oxide, titanium oxide and silver suspended in a base fluid water. The relevant theoretical mathematical model is transformed into dimensionless equations by applying the proper similarity transformations and the dimensionless equations are then solved using Runge–Kutta–Fehlberg 45 order method (RKF‐45). The importance of clearly researched restrictions on the profiles of concentration, temperature and velocity are analysed through plotted graphs. The findings show that, while the temperature jump parameter affects the thermal properties, raising the curvature parameter increases fluid velocity close to the surface. Using response surface methodology, the sensitivity analysis is carried out to investigate the characteristics of skin friction coefficient and Nusselt number. The model's accuracy for the rate of heat transfer is and for skin friction is . It is observed that the sensitivity of the Nusselt number towards radiation () is more for all the values of thermal conductivity () and for middle level of and sensitivity of skin friction is more for Schmidt number () and independent of .