Homogeneous–Heterogeneous Reactions in Boundary-Layer Flow of a Nanofluid Near the Forward Stagnation Point of a Cylinder

Abstract

A mathematical model describing the homogeneous–heterogeneous reactions in the vicinity of the forward stagnation point of a cylinder immerged in a nanofluid is established. We assume that the homogeneous reaction is given by isothermal cubic autocatalator kinetics, while the heterogeneous reaction is chosen as first-order kinetics. The existence of multiple solutions through hysteresis bifurcations is discussed in detail for the various diffusion coefficients of reactant and autocatalyst.