Flow of Newtonian fluid in non-uniform tubes with variable wall permeability with application to flow in renal tubules

1991 ◽  
Vol 88 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 11-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Chaturani ◽  
T. R. Ranganatha
2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (12) ◽  
pp. 1057-1067
Author(s):  
M. Varunkumar ◽  
P. Muthu

AbstractWe considered a steady flow of viscous incompressible fluid and solute transfer in an axisymmetric tube of uniform cross section with variable wall permeability, which is relevant to the study of movement of solute across the glomerular capillaries. The solutions for the nonlinear governing equations of the fluid flow and solute transfer are obtained by analytical/numerical methods. The combined effect of variable wall permeability and flow parameters on the hydrostatic pressure, osmotic pressure, velocity profiles, concentration profiles, and the total solute clearance are investigated and are presented in this paper. It is found that an increase in the variable permeability parameter increases the solute concentration at the wall.


Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 427
Author(s):  
Aamir Shahzad ◽  
Wael Al-Kouz ◽  
Waqar A. Khan

This work presents the effects of variable wall permeability on two-dimensional flow and heat transfer in a leaky narrow channel containing water-based nanoparticles. The nanofluid is absorbed through the walls with an exponential rate. This situation arises in reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, and transpiration cooling in industry. The mathematical model is developed by using the continuity, momentum, and energy equations. Using stream function, the transport equations are reduced and solved by using regular perturbation method. The expressions for stream function and temperature distribution are established, which helps in finding the components of velocity, wall shear stress, and heat transfer rate inside the channel. The results show that velocity components, temperature, wall shear stress, and rate of heat transfer are minimum at the entrance region due to the reabsorption of fluid containing nanoparticles. Additionally, with increasing volume fraction of nanoparticles, the rate of heat transfer enhances at all positions inside the channel. Titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) nanoparticles show higher wall shear stress compared to copper and alumina. The streamlines confirms that all the fluid is reabsorbed before reaching the exit region of the channel for high reabsorption.


2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 267-283
Author(s):  
Rehan Ali Shah ◽  
Saeed Islam ◽  
A. M. Siddiqui ◽  
Ishtiaq Ali ◽  
Manzoor Ellahi

Author(s):  
M. Zubair Akbar Qureshi ◽  
Kashif Ali ◽  
Muhammad Farooq Iqbal ◽  
Muhammad Ashraf

Author(s):  
João Pedro Costa Eliziário ◽  
andrevidy honório ◽  
Marcos Lourenço ◽  
Elie Luis Martínez Padilla

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