Effects of slip on the non-linear flows of a third grade fluid

The present analysis considers the non-linear problems of steady flow of a third grade fluid between the concentric cylinders. A complete analysis of mathematical modeling is made when no-slip condition is no longer valid. Exact analytic solutions of the following two non-linear problems are derived: (i) when inner cylinder moves and outer cylinder remains stationary and (ii) for inner cylinder at rest and outer cylinder in motion. Graphical results are presented to illustrate the analytic solutions. The corresponding results of no-slip condition are deduced as the limiting cases when the slip parameter is equal to zero.     

On the analytic solution of nonlinear flow problem involving Oldroyd 8-constant fluid

The problem dealing with the steady flow of an Oldroyd 8-constant fluid over a suddenly moved plate is considered. The fluid is electrically conducting and a uniform magnetic field is applied in the transverse direction. An analytical solution of the nonlinear boundary value problem is obtained using homotopy analysis method (HAM). The behavior of the material constants and the magnetic field is seen on the velocity distribution. It is noted that the boundary layer thickness decreases by increasing the magnetic parameter.     

On comparison of exact and series solutions for thin film flow of a third‐grade fluid

The present investigation derives the exact and series solutions for steady thin film flow of a third‐grade fluid. The series solution is constructed by a homotopy analysis method. The obtained solutions are compared and an excellent agreement between these is achieved. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Thermal management

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Hall Effect on Falkner-Skan Boundary Layer Flow of FENE-P Fluid over a Stretching Sheet

The Falkner-Skan boundary layer steady flow over a flat stretching sheet is investigated in this paper. The mathematical model consists of continuity and the momentum equations, while a new model is proposed for MHD Finitely Extensible Nonlinear Elastic Peterlin (FENE-P) fluid. The effects of Hall current with the variation of intensity of non-zero pressure gradient are taken into account. The governing partial differential equations are first transformed to ordinary differential equations using appropriate similarity transformation and then solved by Adomian decomposition method (ADM). The obtained results are validated by generalized collocation method (GCM) and found to be in good agreement. Effects of pertinent parameters are discussed through graphs and tables. Comparison with the existing studies is made as a limiting case of the considered problem at the end.     

The Blood Flow of Prandtl Fluid Through a Tapered Stenosed Arteries in Permeable Walls with Magnetic Field

This Communication deals with the blood flow of Prandtl fluid through a tapered stenosed arteries having permeable walls.The governing equations of two-dimensional Prandtl fluid model are modelled in cylindrical coordinates.The highly nonlinear equations are simplified with the help of non-dimensional variables under the assumption of mild stenosis.The solution of reduced nonlinear equation subject to boundary condition of porous walls having the effects of Darcy's number and slip parameter are computed analytically with the help of perturbation method.Effects of emerging parameters such as impedance A,slip parameter a,stenosis height 6,magnetic parameter and stress component Srz on velocity are illustrated graphically.The streamlines have also been presented to discuss the trapping bolus discipline.     

Inverse solutions for a second-grade fluid for porous medium channel and Hall current effects

Assuming certain forms of the stream function inverse solutions of an incompressible viscoelastic fluid for a porous medium channel in the presence of Hall currents are obtained. Expressions for streamlines, velocity components and pressure fields are described in each case and are compared with the known viscous and second-grade cases.     

Transport of Jeffrey fluid in a rectangular slit of the microchannel under the effect of uniform reabsorption and a porous medium

This research explores the transport of a Jeffrey fluid through a permeable slit of microchannel under the effect of a porous medium and constant reabsorption. Physical laws of fluid mechanics are used to study the flow in a cross-sectional area of a narrow slit which generates a highly nonlinear system of partial differential equation with nonhomogeneous boundary conditions. To solve the complex boundary value problem; a recursive (Langlois) approach is used and explicit expressions for velocity, pressure, stream function, flux, shear stress and fractional reabsorption are calculated. It is noticed that the flow rate at the centre line of slit and shear stress on the walls of slit decay due to the presence of porous medium and viscoelastic fluid parameters. It is also quantitatively observed that more pressure is required for the fluid flow when the slit is filled with a porous medium and reabsorption on the walls is constant. The mathematical results of the present research have significant importance in the field of biofluid mechanics and medical industry, therefore the application of a diseased rat kidney is also included in this research: and reabsorption velocities in the case of a diseased and a healthy rat kidney are calculated with the effects of a porous medium and constant re-absorption.     

Thermal and concentration convection in nanofluids for peristaltic flow of magneto couple stress fluid in a nonuniform channel

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - This article addresses the influence of double-diffusivity convection in nanofluids in relation to peristaltic flow of magneto couple stress fluid in a...     

A study on the effect of magnetic field and the sinusoidal boundary condition on free convective heat transfer of non-Newtonian power-law fluid in a square enclosure with two constant-temperature obstacles using lattice Boltzmann method

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - In this paper, the flow pattern and thermal characteristics of free convection of a Newtonian magnetohydrodynamic fluid flow inside a square enclosure...