Motion of a viscous fluid with suspended particles in a curved tube

Kaimal, MR and Devanathan, Rathna (1980) Motion of a viscous fluid with suspended particles in a curved tube. In: International Journal of Engineering Science, 18 (6). pp. 847-854.

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Abstract

In this paper we have discussed the motion of a viscous fluid with suspended particles through a curved tube of small curvature ratio. The system is treated as two separate interacting continua. Solutions for axial and secondary velocities are obtained in the form of asymptotic expansions in powers of Dean Number. The streamline pattern for the particulate phase reveals many interesting features. The influence of the particulate continium on the fluid is described by the parameter τ which depends on the density ratio of the two continua. The concentration distribution of the particles in a given cross section is determined. It is noticed that the particles move closer to the wall for certain values of the concentration and the density ratio.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	International Journal of Engineering Science
Publisher:	Elsevier Science Ltd.
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Elsevier Science.
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Mathematics
Date Deposited:	01 Feb 2010 07:33
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:39
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/21931

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