Peristaltic Transport of Eyring-Powell Nanofluid in a Non-Uniform Channel

Abstract

In this paper, the effect of MHD peristaltic Transport of Eyring-Powell Nanofluid in a non-uniform channel is studied under long wavelength and low Reynolds number assumptions. Thus peristalsis of Eyring-Powell nanofluid followed through the conservation principles of mass, momentum, energy and concentration has been modelled. The peristaltic transport equations involves the combined effects of Brownian motion and thermophoresis diffussion of nanoparticles. Expressions for the velocity, temperature and concentration are obtained. The effect of various physical parameters on the flow characteristics are shown and discussed with the help of graphs.

Key words and phrases. Peristaltic transport, MHD, Eyring-Powell nanofluid, non-uniform channel.

2000 Mathematics Subject Classification. 76A05, 76D05, 76E25, 76Z05