Influence of Wall Properties on Peristaltic Transport of a Micropolar Fluid in an Inclined Channel

Year 2014, Volume: 3 Issue: 6, 62 - 75, 01.06.2014

G. C. Sankad

Abstract

–Peristaltic transport of an incompressible micropolar fluid in an inclined two dimensional channel with the influence of wall properties has been studied. The equations governing the flow have been linearised under long wave length approximation and a perturbation method of solution has been obtained in terms of wall slope parameter, under dynamic boundary conditions. Analytical expression has been derived for the time average velocity and the effects of pertinent parameters on time average velocity have been studied. It has been observed that time average velocity increases with rigidity and stiffness in the wall. Further, the time average velocity increases with the inclination 

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