Magnetohydrodynamic Peristaltic Flow of Nanofluids in a Convectively Heated Vertical Asymmetric Channel in Presence of Thermal Radiation

This study deals with a theoretical investigation of the magnetohydrodynamic peristaltic flow of nanofluids in a convectively heated vertical asymmetric channel in the presence of a transverse magnetic field and thermal radiation. The water-based nanofluid contains three different types of nanoparticles, namely copper, aluminium oxide and titanium dioxide. The governing equations describing the flow are solved analytically by regular perturbation technique. The effects of pertinent parameters on the velocity field, temperature distribution, shear stress and rate of heat transfer at the channel walls are shown and discussed with the help of graphs. This study finds applications in the field of magnetobio-fluid dynamics.