MHD Peristaltic flow of a nanofluid in a constricted artery for different shapes of nanosized particles

Abstract

AbstractMHD peristaltic transport of copper-water nanofluid in an artery with mild stenosis for different shapes of nanoparticles is studied in this paper. The exact solution is obtained for velocity, temperature and pressure gradient. The influence of all the parameters on velocity, temperature and pressure gradient is observed. The effect of stenosis plays a vital role in this paper, as it finds its application in the field of medicine. It is observed that the nanofluid flows rapidly in the presence of stenosis, which helps in destroying of the stencils soon. The shape of the nanoparticle is another important point to be concentrated due to based on the shape of the nanoparticle the fluid flow depends. The shape of the nanoparticle should be considered as bricks to increase the velocity, temperature and the pressure gradient. But a reversed behavior is observed if the shape of the nanoparticle is chosen as platelets. Streamlines are also concentrated and it is observed that there are more number of boluses if the shape of the nanoparticle is chosen as bricks. The effect of volume of the solid nanoparticle and stenosis warrants further study of the flow of nanofluids in tube and channel.