Eur. Phys. J. Plus (2016) 131: 65
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2016-16065-y

Regular Article

Ciliary motion phenomenon of viscous nanofluid in a curved channel with wall properties

Department of Mathematics, Quaid-i-Azam University 45320, 44000, Islamabad, Pakistan

^* e-mail: hinasadaf46@yahoo.com

Received: 19 February 2015
Accepted: 28 January 2016
Published online: 28 March 2016

Abstract

The present investigation is carried out to examine the ciliary flow of viscous nanofluid in a curved channel with wall properties. The governing equations are simplified under the well-known assumptions of long wavelength and low Reynolds number. Closed-form solutions for the nanoparticle temperature, velocity and streamlines are calculated and discussed. Numerical results for the velocity profile are also available in a table, for increasing values of the cilia length parameter.