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Peristaltic viscoelastic fluid motion in a tube

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  • Elsayed F. Elshehawey
  • Ayman M. F. Sobh

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Peristaltic motion of viscoelastic incompressible fluid in an axisymmetric tube with a sinusoidal wave is studied theoretically in the case that the radius of the tube is small relative to the wavelength. Oldroyd flow has been considered in this study and the problem is formulated and analyzed using a perturbation expansion in terms of the variation of the wave number. This analysis can model the chyme movement in the small intestine by considering the chyme as an Oldroyd fluid. We found out that the pumping rate of Oldroyd fluid is less than that for a Newtonian fluid. Further, the effects of Reynolds number, Weissenberg number, amplitude ratio and wave number on the pressure rise and friction force have been discussed. It is found that the pressure rise does not depend on Weissenberg number at a certain value of flow rate. The results are studied for various values of the physical parameters of interest.

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  • Elsayed F. Elshehawey & Ayman M. F. Sobh, 2001. "Peristaltic viscoelastic fluid motion in a tube," International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, Hindawi, vol. 26, pages 1-14, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:hin:jijmms:128927
    DOI: 10.1155/S0161171201003556
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