We examine the heat transfer in a Newtonian fluid confined within a channel with a lower permeable wall. The upper wall of the channel is impermeable and driven by an accelerating surface velocity. Through a similarity solution, the Navier–Stokes equations are reduced to a fourth-order differential equation; the analytical solutions of which determined for small Reynolds numbers show dependence of the temperature and heat transfer profiles on the slip parameter based on the properties of the porous channel base. For larger Reynolds numbers, numerical solutions for three main groups of solutions show that the Reynolds number strongly influences the heat transfer profile. However, the slip conditions associated with the porous base of the channel can be used to alter these heat transfer profiles for large Reynolds numbers. The presence of a porous base in a channel can thus serve as an effective means of reducing or enhancing heat transfer performance in model systems.
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