ANALYSIS OF HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER ON THE PERISTALTIC MOVEMENT OF CARREAU NANOFLUIDS
A. MAGESH, M. Kothandapani
Abstract
In this investigation, we have analyzed the peristaltic movement of MHD Carreau nanofluids in a curved channel by taking the thermophoresis and Brownian motion effects into account. The governing equations of the fluid flow like the equations of continuity, momentum, temperature and concentration are modulated and abridged by using the theory of lubrication approximations. A regular perturbation is used to solve the simplified coupled nonlinear differential equations. The changes of various fluid parameters on axial velocity, temperature and concentrations are carefully calculated, and the graphical results are analyzed. According to the result of this study, it is determined that the resulting velocity of nanofluid decreases significantly when the applied radial magnetic field is strengthened. In addition, the curvature parameter has a significant impact on the concentration function, and when the curvature of the channel is increased, the absolute value of the nanoparticle concentration distribution diminishes.