• EFFECT OF CRITICAL PARAMETERS ON THE FLOW RATE OF A SECOND ORDER FLUID OVER AN INCLINED POROUS PLANE WHEN THE BOUNDING SURFACE IS SUBJECTED TO SINUSOIDAL DISTURBANCES

Abstract

In this paper the effect of slope of the fluid bed with respect to various other fluid parameters such as visco elasticity, porosity, frequency of excitation and time on the flow rate has been studied in detail. It is noticed that, the flow rate increases as the inclination of the fluid bed increases. Further, as the visco elasticity of the fluid bed increases, the flow rate decreases. Also, it is seen that, as the porosity increases, the flow rate increases. In addition to the above, as the frequency of excitation of the fluid bed is increased, there is a decrease trend in the flow rate. When the plate is held horizontal, practically the flow rate is found to be absent. The effects of all the above parameters on the flow rate have been presented graphically.