Affiliation:
1. Department of Mathematics, College of Sciences, King Saud University, P. O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Abstract
The movement of bile inside ducts in a diseased state is investigated using a mathematical model that takes into account heat transport and chemical interactions. Bile is considered as a viscous fluid, geometry of ducts is assumed as finite length asymmetric channel and the flow is induced by peristaltic wave along the length of channel walls. Under the presumption of a long wave length and a low Reynolds number, the formulas for axial velocity, pressure gradient, volume flow rate, stream function, pressure increase, shear stress, and heat transfer coefficient are produced. In the end, a plot and discussion are made of how different emergent factors affect the relevant physical quantities.
Publisher
World Scientific Pub Co Pte Ltd