International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences (Jan 2000)

Peristaltic transport in a cylindrical tube through a porous medium

  • Elsayed F. El Shehawey,
  • Wahed El Sebaei

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/s0161171200004737
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 4
pp. 217 – 230

Abstract

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The problem of peristaltic transport in a cylindrical tube through a porous medium has been investigated. A perturbation solution is obtained, which satisfies the momentum equation for the case in which the amplitude ratio is small. The results show that the fluid phase mean axial velocity increases with increasing the permeability parameter k. The phenomena of reflux is discussed. Numerical results are reported for various values of the physical parameter

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