Flow of a dipolar fluid between parallel plates

The flow of a dipolar fluid between two parallel plates with and without heat transfer is studied. The following cases are discussed:

1. Isothermal flow due to the relative motion of the plates,
2. Isothermal flow due to a constant pressure gradient with the plates at rest,
3. Nonisothermal flow with linearly varying plate temperatures.

Case (ii) is of particular interest to the experimentalists as it shows the effect of the material constants even when there are no externally applied dipolar tractions on the plates.