Exact and numerical solutions of a micropolar fluid in a vertical annulus

In this article, we have analyzed the effects of heat transfer on a peristaltic flow of a micropolar fluid in a vertical annulus. The governing equations of two‐dimensional micropolar fluid are simplified by using the assumptions of long wavelength and neglecting the wave number. A close form solutions are obtained for velocity field υ_x and microrotation component υ_θ. Further, the numerical solutions of the simplified equation of υ_θ are computed and the results are compared with the exact solution. The influence of pertinent parameters are analyzed through graphs. Trapping phenomena is also discussed for different parameters. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 2010