Title

Magnetohydrodynamic flow of a viscoelastic fluid

Authors

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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