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Magnetohydrodynamic effects on blood flow through an irregular stenosis |
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| Authors: | Ilyani Abdullah Norsarahaida Amin Tasawar Hayat |
| Affiliation: | 1. Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia;2. Mathematics Department, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Skudai, Johor, Malaysia;3. Department of Mathematics, Quaid‐i‐Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan;4. Department of Mathematics, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia |
| Abstract: | This paper investigates the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) effects on the blood flow. Rheological properties of blood have been taken into account through the constitutive equations of a micropolar fluid. Unsteady nonlinear differential system is solved numerically by employing finite difference method. Explicit results of axial velocity, flow rate and wall shear stress are obtained and analyzed. It is found that an applied magnetic field reduces the blood flow rate. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
| Keywords: | magnetohydrodynamic flow micropolar fluid irregular stenosis |