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Abstract : Efforts are focused on optimizing thermal energy control and utilization within the system. The analysis is done on heat transmission characteristics of a TiO2.H2O nanofluid flowing over a stretching sheet with an integrated heat source/sink. Sensitivity analysis is performed using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) to understand heat transfer behaviour effectively. Governing equations are transformed into ordinary differential equations using suitable similarity variables. Mathematical formulation for steady two-dimensional flow of nanofluid in a porous medium along with a stretching sheet is established, and numerical outcomes are optimized using RSM. Influence of porous medium (A), volume fraction (), and heat source/sink (Hs) on Nusselt number (Nu) and skin friction factor (Cf) is analyzed through normal, response surface, and contour plots and it is found that for increasing Hs decreases Nu for higher values.