• EFFECTS OF HEAT TRANSFER ON PERISTALTIC PUMPING OF A NEWTONIAN FLUID IN ASYMMETRIC CHANNEL WITH RADIATION

Abstract

In this paper, the influence of radiation on peristaltic flow of a viscous fluid in an asymmetric channel has received little interest. Hence, an attempt is made to study the peristaltic flow of a Newtonian fluid in an asymmetric channel under the assumptions of long wavelength and low Reynolds number. Expressions for the velocity, temperature and pressure gradient are obtained analytically. The effects of various emerging parameters on the pumping characteristics and temperature field are studied in detail.