Title

Peristaltic Transport Of A Herschel-Bulkley Fluid In An Inclined Tube

Keywords

Herschel-Bulkley fluid; Inclined tube; Peristaltic transport; Volume flow rate

Abstract

Peristaltic flow of Herschel-Bulkley fluid in an inclined tube is analyzed. The velocity distribution, the stream function and the volume flow rate are obtained. Also, when the yield stress ratio τ → 0, and when the inclination parameter α = 0 and the fluid parameter n = 1, the results agree with those of Jaffrin and Shapiro (Ann. Rev. Fluid Mech. 3 (1971) 13) for peristaltic transport of a Newtonian fluid in a horizontal tube. The effects of τ and n on the pressure drop and the mean flow are discussed through graphs. Furthermore, the results for the peristaltic transport of Bingham and power law fluids through a flexible tube are obtained and discussed. The results obtained for the flow characteristics reveal many interesting behaviors that warrant further study of the effects of Herschel-Bulkley fluid on the flow characteristics. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Publication Title

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

Volume

40

Issue

1

Number of Pages

83-90

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2004.07.001

Socpus ID

4644276805 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/4644276805

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