Magnetohydrodynamic flow of a viscoelastic fluid

    Authors

    F. T. Akyildiz;K. Vajravelu

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Phys. Lett. A

    Keywords

    Phan-Thein-Tanner (PTT) model; non-linear boundary value problem; homotopy analysis method (HAM); analytic solution; HOMOTOPY ANALYSIS; Physics, Multidisciplinary

    Abstract

    The non-linear differential equation for the magnetohydrodynamic Poiseuille flow of Phan-Them-Tanner (PTT) conducting fluid is derived. Using the homotopy analysis method (HAM), the series solution is developed and its convergence is discussed. Also, the results are presented graphically and the effects of non-dimensional parameters on the flow field are analyzed. The results obtained reveal many interesting behaviors that warrant further study on the equations related to non-Newtonian fluid phenomena, especially the shear-thinning phenomena. Shear thinning reduces the wall shear stress. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved.

    Journal Title

    Physics Letters A

    Volume

    372

    Issue/Number

    19

    Publication Date

    1-1-2008

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    3380

    Last Page

    3384

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000255971500008

    ISSN

    0375-9601

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