Peristaltic transport of a visco-elastic fluid in a tube of non-uniform cross section

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 501-514

  Pandey, S K ^a   Chaube, M K ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Axi symmetric flow; Maxwell fluid; Non uniform tube; Peristalsis; Spermatic flow; Vas deferens

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; AXIAL VELOCITY; AXISYMMETRIC; CIRCULAR TUBES; CONVECTIVE ACCELERATIONS; CREEPING FLOWS; CROSS SECTION; FLOWTHROUGH; MAXWELL FLUID; NON-NEWTONIAN; NON-UNIFORM TUBE; NONUNIFORM; PARAMETER RELAXATION; PERISTALTIC TRANSPORT; PRESSURE INCREASE; RADIAL DIRECTION; SECOND-ORDER APPROXIMATION; VAS DEFERENS; VISCO-ELASTIC FLUID; WALL MOTION; WAVE NUMBERS;

CEMENTS; COMPUTER CRIME; FLUIDS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RELAXATION TIME; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

EID: 77954864928     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcm.2010.03.047     Document Type: Article

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