Numerical simulation of MHD pulsatile flow of a biofluid in a channel

The purpose of this paper is to numerically study the interaction of an external magnetic field with the flow of a biofluid through a Darcy-Forchhmeir porous channel, due to an oscillatory pressure gradient, in the presence of wall transpiration as well as chemical reaction considerations. We have n...

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Main Authors: Kashif Ali, Shahzad Ahmad, Muhammad Ashraf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2015-08-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4928574
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Summary:The purpose of this paper is to numerically study the interaction of an external magnetic field with the flow of a biofluid through a Darcy-Forchhmeir porous channel, due to an oscillatory pressure gradient, in the presence of wall transpiration as well as chemical reaction considerations. We have noticed that if the Reynolds number of the wall transpiration flow is increased, the average (or maximum) velocity of the main flow direction is raised. Similar effect has also been observed for the rheological parameter and the Darcy parameter, whereas an opposite trend has been noted for both the Forchheimer quadratic drag parameter and the magnetic parameter. Further, an increase in the Reynolds number results in straightening the concentration profile, thus making it an almost linear function of the dimensionless spatial variable.
ISSN:2158-3226