Effect of Deborah number and phase difference on peristaltic transport of a third-order fluid in an asymmetric channel

The effect of a third-order fluid on the peristaltic transport in an asymmetric channel is studied. The wavelength of the peristaltic waves is assumed to be large compared to the varying channel width, whereas the wave amplitudes need not be small compared to the varying channel width. The channel asymmetry is produced by choosing the peristaltic wave train on the walls to have different amplitudes and phase. The flow is investigated in a wave frame of reference moving with velocity of the wave. The effects of Deborah number, phase difference, varying channel width and wave amplitudes on the pumping characteristics, streamline pattern and trapping phenomena are investigated. It is observed that the trapping regions increase as the channel becomes more and more symmetric and the trapped bolus volume decreases for increasing Deborah number, phase difference and varying channel width whereas it increases for increasing flow rate and wave amplitudes. Furthermore, the obtained results could also have applications to a range of peristaltic flows for a variety of non-Newtonian fluids such as aqueous solutions of high-molecular weight polyethylene oxide and polyacrylamide.     

Effects of an induced magnetic field on the peristaltic flow of a third‐order fluid

In this article, we carry out the effect of an induced magnetic field on the peristaltic transport of an incompressible conducting third order fluid in a symmetric channel. The flow analysis has been developed for low Reynolds number and long wave length approximation. Analytical solutions have been established for the axial velocity, stream function, magnetic force function, and axial‐induced magnetic field. The effects of pertinent parameters on the pressure rise per wavelength are investigated by using numerical integration. Besides this, we study the effect of these parameters on the pressure gradient and axial induced magnetic field. The phenomena of trapping and pumping are also discussed. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2010     

Influence of temperature dependent viscosity on peristaltic transport of a Newtonian fluid: Application of an endoscope

The effects of variable temperature dependent viscosity on peristaltic flow of Newtonian fluid in an annulus has been investigated with long wave length approximations. A regular perturbation method has been used to obtain explicit form for the velocity, temperature and relation between flow rate and pressure gradient. The expression for the pressure rise, friction force, velocity and temperature were plotted for different values of variable viscosity parameter β, radius ratio, amplitude ratio ?, heat absorption parameter β₁, and force convection parameter G_r. It is found that the pressure rise decrease as the viscosity parameter β increases and increases as the radius ratio as ? increases and β decreases.     

Influence of heat transfer on a peristaltic transport of Herschel–Bulkley fluid in a non-uniform inclined tube

Peristaltic transport in a two-dimensional non-uniform tube filled with Herschel–Bulkley fluid is studied under the assumptions of long wavelength and low Reynold number. The fluid flow is investigated in the wave frame of reference moving with the velocity of the peristaltic wave. Exact solution for the velocity field, the temperature profile, the stream functions and the pressure gradient are obtained. The physical behavior of τ, n, α and on the pressure rise versus flow rate are discussed through graphs. At the end of the article trapping phenomena for Herschel–Bulkley and also for Newtonian, Bingham and power law (which are the special cases of Herschel–Bulkley fluid) fluid are discussed.     

Effect of variable viscosity on the peristaltic transport of a Newtonian fluid in an asymmetric channel

The effect of variable viscosity on the peristaltic flow of a Newtonian fluid in an asymmetric channel has been discussed. Asymmetry in the flow is induced due to travelling waves of different phase and amplitude which propagate along the channel walls. A long wavelength approximation is used in the flow analysis. Closed form analytic solutions for velocity components and longitudinal pressure gradient are obtained. The study also shows that, in addition to the effect of mean flow parameter, the wave amplitude also effect the peristaltic flow. This effect is noticeable in the pressure rise and frictional forces per wavelength through numerical integration.     

Effect of magnetic field on the flow of a fourth order fluid

A study is made of the flow engendered in a semi-infinite expanse of an incompressible non-Newtonian fluid by an infinite rigid plate moving with an arbitrary velocity in its own plane. The fluid is considered to be fourth order and electrically conducting. A magnetic field is applied in the transverse direction to the flow. The nonlinear problem is solved for constant magnetic field analytically using reduction methods as well as numerically and expressions for the velocity field are obtained. Limiting cases of interest can be deduced by choosing suitable parametric values.     

Influence of induced magnetic field and heat transfer on peristaltic transport of a Carreau fluid

The effect of an induced magnetic field on peristaltic flow of an incompressible Carreau fluid in an asymmetric channel is analyzed. Perturbation solution to equations under long wavelength approximation is derived in terms of small Weissenberg number. Expressions have been constructed for the stream function, the axial induced magnetic field, the magnetic force function, the current density distribution and the temperature. Trapping phenomenon is examined with respect to emerging parameters of interest.     

Flow field of a third-grade non-Newtonian fluid in the annulus of rotating concentric cylinders in the presence of magnetic field

In this paper, the flow field of a third-grade non-Newtonian fluid in the annulus of rotating concentric cylinders has been investigated in the presence of magnetic field. For this purpose, the constitutive equation of such a fluid flow was simplified, and the existence of the solution to the governing equation was established using Schauder's fixed point theorem. Using the finite difference method, the numerical solution of the non-dimensionalized form of the established governing equation was obtained. The effect of sundry parameters such as the rotating speed of the cylinders, the physical properties of fluid, and magnetic field intensity on the fluid velocity field was studied as well.     

Effect of Hall currents on interaction of pulsatile and peristaltic transport induced flows of a particle-fluid suspension

The interaction of purely periodic mean flow with a peristaltic induced flow is investigated within the framework of a two-dimensional analogue. The mathematical model considers a viscous incompressible fluid under the effect of transverse magnetic field, taking into account the effect of Hall currents for a magneto-fluid with suspended particles between infinite parallel walls on which a sinusoidal traveling wave is imposed. A perturbation solution to the complete set of Navier-Stokes equations is found for the case in which the frequency of the traveling wave and that of the imposed pressure gradient are equal. The ratio of the traveling wave amplitude to channel width is assumed to be small. For this case a first order steady flow is found to exist, as contrasted to a second order effect in the absence of the imposed periodic pressure gradient. The effect of Hall parameter, Hartmann number and the various parameters included in the problem are discussed numerically.     

Effect of induced magnetic field on peristaltic transport of a Carreau fluid

Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) peristaltic flow of a Carreau fluid in a channel with different wave forms are analyzed in this investigation. The flow analysis is conducted in the presence of an induced magnetic field. Long wavelength approach is adopted. Mathematical expressions of stream function, magnetic force function and an axial induced magnetic field are constructed. Pressure rise and pumping phenomena are described.     

Unsteady response of non-Newtonian blood flow through a stenosed artery in magnetic field

Current theoretical investigation of atherosclerotic arteries deals with mathematical models that represent non-Newtonian flow of blood through a stenosed artery in the presence of a transverse magnetic field. Here, the rheology of the flowing blood is characterised by a generalised Power law model. The distensibility of an arterial wall has been accounted for based on local fluid mechanics. A radial coordinate transformation is initiated to map cosine geometry of the stenosis into a rectangular grid. An appropriate finite difference scheme has been adopted to solve the unsteady non-Newtonian momentum equations in cylindrical coordinate system. Exploiting suitably prescribed conditions based on the assumption of an axial symmetry under laminar flow condition rendered the problem effectively to two dimensions. An extensive quantitative analysis has been performed based on numerical computations in order to estimate the effects of Hartmann number (M$M$), Power law index (n$n$), generalised Reynolds number (R_eG)$\left(R{e}_G\right)$, severity of the stenosis (δ)$\left(\delta \right)$ on various parameters such as flow velocity, flux and wall shear stress by means of their graphical representations so as to validate the applicability of the proposed mathematical model. The present results agree with some of the existing findings in the literature.     

Point force in a stratified fluid in a cylinder under a magnetic field

The flow induced by a body moving in an inviscid incompressible density stratified fluid in an infinite circular cylinder under the influence of a uniform axial magnetic field is studied using the method of replacing the body by an isolated point force. This method was adopted by Childress and others in discussing the body effects in a viscous fluid. The solution is obtained using the Fourier transformation and the Lighthill’s radiation condition. The cases of weak and strong magnetic fields are discussed.     

Non-linear peristaltic flow of a non-Newtonian fluid under effect of a magnetic field in a planar channel

This paper is devoted to the study of peristaltic flow of a fourth grade fluid in a channel under the considerations of long wavelength and low-Reynolds number. The flow is examined in a wave frame of reference moving with velocity of the wave. The analytic solution has been obtained in the form of a stream function from which the axial velocity and axial pressure gradient have been derived. The results for the pressure rise and frictional force per wavelength have also been computed numerically. The computational results indicate that the pressure rise and frictional force per wavelength are increased in case of non-Newtonian fluid when compared with Newtonian fluid. Several graphs of physical interest are displayed and discussed.     

Influence of moving magnetic field on three dimensional Couette flow

A three dimensional steady fully developed MHD Couette flow of a viscous incompressible electrically conducting fluid is analysed. The lower stationary porous plate is subjected to a periodic injection velocity and the upper porous plate in uniform motion to a constant suction velocity. A magnetic field of uniform strength applied normal to the planes of the plates is fixed with the moving plate. Neglecting the induced magnetic field, an approximate solution for the flow field is obtained and discussed with the help of graphs.     

Influence of moving magnetic field on three dimensional Couette flow

A three dimensional steady fully developed MHD Couette flow of a viscous incompressible electrically conducting fluid is analysed. The lower stationary porous plate is subjected to a periodic injection velocity and the upper porous plate in uniform motion to a constant suction velocity. A magnetic field of uniform strength applied normal to the planes of the plates is fixed with the moving plate. Neglecting the induced magnetic field, an approximate solution for the flow field is obtained and discussed with the help of graphs.     

Heat transfer in a peristaltic flow of MHD fluid with partial slip

In the present note, we have discussed the effects of partial slip on the peristaltic flow of a MHD Newtonian fluid in an asymmetric channel. The governing equations of motion and energy are simplified using a long wave length approximation. A closed form solution of the momentum equation is obtained by Adomian decomposition method and an exact solution of the energy equation is presented in the presence of viscous dissipation term. The expression for pressure rise is calculated using numerical integration. The trapping phenomena is also discussed. The graphical results are presented to interpret various physical parameter of interest. It is found that the temperature field decreases with the increase in slip parameter L, and magnetic field M, while with the increase in P_r and E_c, the temperature field increases.     

Effects of an endoscope and magnetic field on the peristalsis involving Jeffrey fluid

This paper looks at the influence of an endoscope on the peristaltic flow of a Jeffrey fluid through tubes. The considered fluid is incompressible and electrically conducting. The governing partial differential equations are modeled. Exact analytic solutions for velocity components and pressure gradient are established under long wavelength assumption. Numerical calculations are carried out for the pressure rise and frictional forces. The features of the flow characteristics are analyzed by plotting graphs and discussed in detail.     

Peristatcally induced MHD slip flow in a porous medium due to a surface acoustic wavy wall

The influences of Hall current and slip condition on the MHD flow induced by sinusoidal peristaltic wavy wall in two dimensional viscous fluid through a porous medium for moderately large Reynolds number is considered on the basis of boundary layer theory in the case where the thickness of the boundary layer is larger than the amplitude of the wavy wall. Solutions are obtained in terms of a series expansion with respect to small amplitude by a regular perturbation method. Graphs of velocity components, both for the outer and inner flows for various values of the Reynolds number, slip parameter, Hall and magnetic parameters are drawn. The inner and outer solutions are matched by the matching process. An interesting application of the present results to mechanical engineering may be the possibility of the fluid transportation without an external pressure.     

A note on the flow induced by a constantly accelerating plate in an Oldroyd-B fluid

The velocity field and the adequate tangential stress that is induced by the flow due to a constantly accelerating plate in an Oldroyd-B fluid, are determined by means of Fourier sine transforms. The solutions corresponding to a Maxwell, Second grade and Navier–Stokes fluid appear as limiting cases of the solutions obtained here. However, in marked contrast to the solution for a Navier–Stokes fluid, in the case of an Oldroyd-B fluid oscillations are set up which decay exponentially with time.