The present study is concentrated on the steady flow of viscous incompressible fluid with uniformly distributed suspended particulate matter (SPM) past a wedge. The volumetric force given by Stokes’ drag, the finite volume fraction, diffusion of particles through the carrier fluid have been included in the formulation of the problem to show the effect of these forces on the flow over a wedge. The particle phase momentum equation in y-direction is not dropped in the analysis. It has been found that the presence of less number of particles in the mixture is to increase heat transfer from plate to fluid but decreases the skin friction. Further, coarser particles have an effect to decrease the skin friction on the wedge. The velocity of the carrier fluid and particle phase increases, whereas the temperature of the carrier fluid and particle phase decreases with increase of the wedge angle. It has been observed that the particles move in a reverse direction on the plate, preventing the deposition of particles and the particle phase temperature is maximum at  The temperature on the wedge falls more rapidly for water than that of air, and electrolyte solution.

particulate suspensions, boundary layer characteristics, finite difference techniques, volume fraction, heat transfer.