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Mathematical modelling of peristaltic transport of a non-Newtonian fluid
1Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Adelaide, South Australia.
Australasian Physical & Engineering Sciences in Medicine
|December 16, 1998
Abstract:
The paper considers the phenomena of peristaltic transport of a non-Newtonian fluid represented as a power law fluid. The governing equations are the modified Navier-Stokes equations and the continuity equation in axisymmetric form. A solution is sought in terms of a perturbation series and it is shown the close proximity between analytical and numerical solutions when considering stream functions for various values of the flow behaviour index.