Mass transfer effects on flow past an impulsively started infinite vertical plate with constant mass flux — an exact solution

An exact solution to the problem of flow past an impulsively started infinite vertical plate in the presence of a foreign mass and constant mass flux at the plate is presented by the Laplace-transform technique. The velocity, the temperature and the concentration profiles are shown on graphs. The skin-friction and the Sherwood number are also shown on graphs. The effects of different parameters likeG (the Grashof number),Gc (the modified Grashof number),Pr (the Prandtl number) andSc (the Schmidt number) are discussed.