Some Aspects of Oscillatory Visco-elastic Flow Through Porous Medium in a Rotating Porous Channel

Some Aspects of Oscillatory Visco-elastic Flow Through Porous Medium in a Rotating Porous Channel RITA CHOUDHURY, HILLOL KANTI BHATTACHARJEE, Department of Mathematics, Gauhati University Guwahati-78 4 Email: rchoudhury66@yahoo.in hillol98@gmail.com Abstract:-This paper presents the study of three-dimensional flow and the injection/suction on an oscillatory flow of a visco-elastic incompressible fluid through a highly porous medium bounded between two infinite horizontal porous plates. The fluid injected with constant velocity through the lower stationary plate and is being sucked simultaneously with same constant velocity through the upper plate oscillating in its own plane about a nonzero constant mean velocity. On the basis of certain simplifying assumptions,closed form analytical solutions are therefore constructed and the important properties of the overall structure of the flow are discussed. Emphasis has been given on the effects of the visco-elastic parameter with the combination of other physical parameters. Key-words: Visco-elastic, oscillatory, porous medium, porous channel, injection/suction, rotational parameter.introduction: The study of three-dimensional unsteady flow has been the object of extensive research due to its possible applications in many branches of science and Technology. The analysis of oscillatory fluid flow through porous medium in a rotating channel is of considerable interest because of its applications in different areas of aeronautics, missiles, aerodynamics etc. The unsteady oscillatory flows play an important role in chemical engineering, Turbo machinery and Aerospace Technology. In view of such applications, Rott and Lewellen [] have investigated free convective flow through a porous medium. Free convection flow through a porous medium bounded by a vertical surface has been investigated by Raptis et al.[]. Raptis [3] has also investigated a steady free convection and mass transfer through a porous medium bounded by an infinite vertical plate. The study of oscillatory flow through porous medium in presence of free convection flow was investigated by Raptis and Perdikis [4]. Singh and Kumar [5] have analysed unsteady two-dimensional free convection through porous medium bounded by an infinite vertical plate with permeability fluctuates in time about a constant mean. Baghel et al.[6] have analysed incompressible two-dimensional unsteady free convection through a rotating porous medium. Under different aspects Raptis and Singh [7] have extended their studies in free convective unsteady fluid flow through porous medium. Singh and Cowling [8] have studied the effect of free convection on magnetic electrically conducting fluids past a semi-infinite flat plate. The combined effects of forced and free convection through vertical surface was investigated by Loyed and Sparrow[9]. In recent years, a tremendous development has occurred in the modelling of non-newtonian fluid flow mechanics. Non-Newtonian fluids, E-ISSN: 4-347X 6 Volume, 5

unlike Newtonian fluids present characteristics which can not be described by the classical linear viscous model. In non-newtonian fluid flow mechanics, the analysis of visco-elastic fluid lies on the fact that these fluids possess certain degree of elasticity in addition to viscosity and also can exhibit normal stress and relaxation effects. The Walters liquid (Model BB ) [] is a visco-elastic fluid which was developed to simulate viscous fluids possessing short memory elastic effects and can simulate accurately many complex polymetric and biotechnological fluids. This model has therefore been studied extensively in many flow problems. A number of researchers like Soundalgekar and Puri [], Nanousis [], Choudhury and Das [3], Murthy et al.[4], Mustafa et al.[5], Choudhury and Dey[6], Cheng et al.[7], Choudhury and Das[8, 9] etc. have shown their interest in this dynamic and engineering field for its application in Geo- Physics, soil-physics, Bio Physics, Chemical and Petroleum engineering, Hydrology, Paper and Pulp Technology etc. In this paper, we investigate the effects of the flow of oscillatory Walters liquid (Model BB ) through porous medium in a rotating porous channel. The governing equations have been solved by using multi-parameter perturbation technique as discussed by Nowinski and Ismail []. To apply, this method the parameters must be independent of each another and must be of same order. In addition, these parameters must describe different physical and fluid properties such as the material and dynamic properties and must be small so that the higher powers and products can be neglected.. Mathematical Formulation: An oscillatory unsteady flow of a visco-elastic incompressible fluid through highly porous medium which is bounded between two infinite parallel plates has been considered. Here ww is a constant injection velocity which is applied at the lower stationary plate and the same constant suction velocity ww is applied at the upper plate which is oscillating in its own plane with a non-zero constant mean velocity UU.A co-ordinate system is taken with origin at the lower stationary plate lying in the xx yy - plane with xx axis along the plate in the upward direction and yy axis normal to the plate. The zz axis is taken normal to the plane of the plates, which is the axis of the rotation about which the entire system is rotating with constant angular velocity Ω. Since the plates are of infinite in length, all physical quantities except the pressure depends only zz and tt. We consider the velocity components uu, vv, ww in the xx, yy, zz directions respectively and the flow in the rotating system is governed by the following equations: Equation of continuity: ww zz = () Momentum equations: uu uu + ww tt = pp + νν uu kk zz ρρ xx zz 3 uu + tt zz ww 3 uu zz 3 + Ω vv νν uu () vv vv + ww tt = pp + νν vv kk zz ρρ yy zz 3 vv + tt zz ww 3 vv zz 3 Ω uu νν vv (3) where νν = ηη ρρ The boundary conditions for the problem are uu = vv =, ww = ww aaaa zz = uu = UU (tt) = uu ( + εεεεεεεεωω tt ), vv =, ww = ww aaaa zz = dd (4) where ωω is the frequency of oscillation and εε is very small positive number. Eliminating the pressure gradient, under the usual boundary layer approximation, we get, UU tt = ρρ pp xx νν UU (5) uu uu + ww tt = νν uu + UU + Ω vv zz zz tt νν (uu UU ) kk 3 uu + tt zz ww 3 uu zz 3 (6) E-ISSN: 4-347X 7 Volume, 5

vv tt + ww vv zz = νν vv zz Ω (uu UU ) νν vv kk 3 vv tt zz + ww 3 vv zz 3 (7) We introduce the following non-dimensional quantities, ηη = zz dd, Ω = Ω dd, tt = ωω tt, uu = uu UU νν, ωω = ωω dd = UU dd, UU =, UU νν, vv = vv UU, ss = ww dd νν, (8) where Ω is the rotation of parameter, ωω is the frequency parameter, ss is the injection/suction parameter and is the permeability parameter. Using (8) into the equations (6) and (7), we have ωω ωω + ss = uu ηη + ωω + Ωvv (uu UU) kk ss 3 uu + ωω 3 uu (9) dd ηη 3 ηη + ss = vv ηη + ωω Ω(u U) vv kk ss 3 vv + ωω 3 vv () dd ηη 3 ηη subject to the boundary conditions uu = vv = aaaa ηη = uu = UU(tt) = + εεεεεεεεεε, () vv =, aaaa ηη = Equation (9) and () can now be combined into a single equation, by introducing the complex function qq = uu + iiii as ωω + ss + ωω Ωii(qq UU) (qq UU) kk ss 3 qq + ωω 3 qq ηη 3 ηη = qq ηη () where kk = kk dd The relevent boundary conditions are: qq = aaaa ηη = qq = UU(tt) = + εε eeiiii + ee iiii (3) aaaa ηη = 3.Method of Solution: In order to solve the equation () subject to the boundary conditions (3), we look for a solution of the form qq(ηη, tt) = qq (ηη) + εε qq (ηη)ee iiii + qq (ηη)ee iiii (4) Substituting (4) into the equation (), and comparing the harmonic and non-harmonic terms, we get kkssqq qq + ssqq + ll + qq = ll + (5) kkkkqq + (kkkkkk )qq + ssqq + mm + qq = mm + (6) kkkkqq (kkkkkk + )qq + ssqq + nn + qq = nn + (7) where ll = Ωii, mm = ii(ω + ωω), nn = ii(ω ωω) Here prime denotes differentiation with respect to ηη. The transformed boundary conditions are: qq = qq = qq = aaaa ηη = qq = qq = qq = aaaa ηη = (8) To solve the equations (5) to (7) under boundary conditions (8), we consider the transformation as qq (ηη) = qq (ηη) + kkqq (ηη) + oo(kk ) (9) qq (ηη) = qq (ηη) + kkqq (ηη) + (kk ) () qq (ηη) = qq (ηη) + kkqq (ηη) + (kk ) () E-ISSN: 4-347X 8 Volume, 5

where kk for small shear rate. Substituting (9) to () into equations (5) to (7), and comparing the like powers of kk, neglecting higher powers of kk we get qq ssqq ll + qq = ll + ssqq qq + ssqq + ll + qq () = with boundary conditions : qq = qq = aaaa ηη = qq =, qq =, aaaa ηη = (3) and qq ssqq mm + qq = mm + (4) ssqq + iiiiqq qq + ssqq + mm + qq = with boundary conditions : qq =, qq = aaaa ηη = qq =, qq = aaaa ηη = (5) Also qq ssqq nn + qq = nn + (6) ssqq iiiiqq qq + ssqq + nn + qq = with boundary conditions qq =, qq = aaaa ηη = qq =, qq =, aaaa ηη = (7) respectively and substituting these values in (9) to () we get the solutions as qq = ee αα +αα ηη ee αα +αα ηη + kk AA ee αα ee αα 4 ee ββ +αα ηη AA 4 ee ββ +αα ηη + AA ηηee αα +αα ηη AA ηηee αα +αα ηη ] (8) qq = ee αα 3+αα 4ηη ee αα 4+αα 3ηη + kk AA ee αα 3 ee αα 4 5 ee ββ +αα 3 ηη ee ββ +αα 4 ηη ) + AA 9 ηηee αα 3+αα 4 ηη AA ηηee αα 4+αα 3 ηη + ii AA 6 ee ββ +αα 4 ηη ee ββ +αα 3 ηη + AA ηηee αα 3+αα 4 ηη AA ηηee αα 4+αα 3 ηη (9) qq = ee αα 5 +αα 6ηη ee αα 6+αα 5 ηη + kk AA ee αα 5 ee αα 6 7 ee ββ 3+αα 5 ηη ee ββ 3+αα 6 ηη ) + AA ηηee αα 5+αα 6 ηη AA ηηee αα 6+αα 5 ηη + ii AA 8 ee ββ 3+αα 5 ηη ee ββ 3+αα 6 ηη AA 3 ηηee αα 5+αα 6 ηη + AA 4 ηηee αα 6+αα 5 ηη (3) where the constants are obtained but not given here due to sake of brevity. Now, for the resultant velocity and the shear stress of the steady and unsteady flow, we write uu (ηη) + iivv (ηη) = qq (ηη) (3) and uu (ηη) + iivv (ηη) = qq (ηη)ee iiii + qq (ηη)ee iiii (3) The solution (3) corresponds to the steady part which gives uu as the primary and vv as the secondary velocity components. The amplitude and phase difference due to these primary and secondary velocities for the steady flow are given by RR = uu + vv θθ = tan vv uu (33) The amplitude and the phase difference of the shear stress at the stationary plate (ηη = ) for the steady flow can be obtained as Solving the equations (), (4), (6) with boundary conditions (3), (5), (7) ττ rr = ττ xx + ττ yy θθ rr = tan ττ yy ττ xx (34) E-ISSN: 4-347X 9 Volume, 5

where ττ xx + iiττ yy = ηη= ττ xx = uu kk ωω uu + ss uu ηη ηη= ττ yy = vv kk ωω vv + ss vv ηη ηη= Here, ττ xx and ττ yy are, respectively, the shear stresses at the stationary plate due to the primary and secondary velocity components. The solutions of () and (), together give the unsteady part of the flow. The unsteady primary and secondary velocity components can be obtained as uu = (qq + qq )cccccccc vv = (qq qq )ssssssss The resultant velocity and phase difference for the unsteady flow can be obtained as RR = uu + vv θθ rr = tan vv uu (35) The amplitude and phase difference of shearing stress for the unsteady part of the flow, at the stationary plate ηη = can be obtained as ττ xx + iiττ yy = uu + ii vv ηη= ηη= plate have been analyzed graphically for various values of flow parameters involved in the solution. The resultant fluid velocity RR ( for steady part) and RR ( for unsteady part) against ηη have been depicted in the figures to 4 and 5 to 9 respectively. In steady part (figures to 4 ), it is observed that the resultant fluid velocity, accelerates with the growth of visco-elasticity in compared to simple Newtonian Newtonian fluid with the variation of physical parameters, ss and Ω. Again, for unsteady part (figures 5 to 9), the resultant fluid velocity RR reveals an enhancement for both Newtonian and viscoelastic fluids with the variation of physical parameters SS, Ω and ωω in the fluid flow region. The pattern is same in all the figures. R.5.5.5 η.5. Figure : Resultant velocity R K=, S=3, Ω= 3 which gives ττ rr = ττ xx + ττ yy, θθ rr = tan ττ yy ττ xx 3. Results and Discussion: R.5 η.5. For the purpose of discussing the effects of various physical parameters on the flow behaviours, numerical calculations have been carried out for different values of these parameters viz. Rotation parameter Ω, the frequency parameters ωω, the injection /suction parameters SS, the permeability parameters. Emphasis has been given on visco-elastic parameter which is exhibited through the nondimensional parameter kk. The non-zero values of kk characterize the visco-elastic fluid and kk = represents the Newtonian fluid. The fluid velocity and the shearing stress at the stationary Figure : Resultant velocity R K=, S=5, Ω=.5 R.5..5 η.5 E-ISSN: 4-347X 3 Volume, 5

Figure 3: Resultant velocity R K=, S=3, Ω= R.5.5.5 η.5 Figure 4: Resultant velocity R K=4, S=3, Ω= R.5.5.5.5 η.5 Figure5: Resultant velocity R K=, S=3, Ω=, ωω= R.5.5.5.5 η.5 Figure 6: Resultant velocity R K=, S=5, Ω=, ωω=.5.5.5 R.5 η.5 Figure 7: Resultant velocity R K=, S=3, Ω=, ωω=.. k.. R.5.5.5.5 η.5 Figure 8: Resultant velocity R K=4, S=3, Ω=, ωω=.5.5.5 R.5 η.5.. Figure 9: Resultant velocity R K=, S=3, Ω=, ωω=3 The amplitude ττ oooo of the shearing stress at the stationary plate (ηη ) for the steady flow has been presented against the permeability parameter (figure), injection/suction parameter SS (figure ) and rotation parameter Ω (figure 4) respectively. In all the cases, it is observed that the amplitude ττ rr of the shearing stress enhances in the fluid flow region with the growth of visco-elasticity in comparison with Newtonian fluid with combination of other flow problems but for the amplitude ττ rr of the shearing stress at the stationary plate (ηη = ) for the unsteady flow against the parameters (permeability parameter), SS (suction parameter), Ω (rotation parameter) and ωω (frequency parameter) the reverse pattern has been observed (figures, 3, 5, 7). τ r.5.5.5 K 4 6. E-ISSN: 4-347X 3 Volume, 5

Figure : Shearing stress ττ rr against for S=3, Ω=, ωω= τ r.5..5..95.9 K 4 6. Figure : Shearing stress ττ rr against for SS=3, ΩΩ=, ωω= τ r 5 4 3 S 4 6. Figure : Shearing stress ττ rr against SS for =, Ω=, ωω= τ r.5..5..5 S 4 6. Figure 3: Shearing stress ττ rr against SS for =, ΩΩ=, ωω= τ r 4 3 Ω 4 6. Figure 4: Shearing stress ττ rr against Ω for =, SS=3, ωω= τ r.3....9 3 4 Ω. Figure 5: Shearing stress ττ rr against ΩΩ for =, SS=3, ωω= τ r.8.6.4. ω 5. Figure 6: Shearing stress ττ rr against ωω for =, SS=3, ΩΩ= Again, the phase difference θθ rr (for steady flow) and θθ rr (for unsteady flow) of the shearing stress against different physical parameter have been depicted in figures 7 to 3. For steady flow, the phase difference θθ rr shows an decelerating trend with the growth of visco-elasticity as well as the increase of permeability parameter (figure 7), injection/suction parameter SS, (figure 9) and the rotation parameter Ω (figure ) respectively and the same patterns are observed for the unsteady flow ( figures 8,,, 3). It may be remarked that the effects of viscoelastic parameter in combination of other flow parameters play a significant role in this observation. θ r.4.3.. K 5. Figure 7: Phase difference θθ rr against for SS=3, Ω=, ωω= E-ISSN: 4-347X 3 Volume, 5

θ r.5..5..95.9 4 6 K. θ r.3....9 Ω 4. Figure 8: Phase difference θθ rr against for SS=3, ΩΩ=, ω= θ r.4.3.. S 4 6. Figure 9: Phase difference θθ rr against SS for =, Ω=, ωω= θ r.5..5..5 S 4 6. Figure : Phase difference θθ rr against SS for =, ΩΩ=, ω= θ r.5.4.3.. Ω 4 6. Figure : Phase difference θθ rr against Ὠ for =, SS=, ωω= Figure : Phase difference θθ rr against ΩΩ for =, SS=3, ω= θ r.8.6.4. Figure 3: Phase difference θθ rr against ωω for =, SS=3, Ω= 4.Conclusion: ω 4 6. A theoretical analysis has been performed to study the influence of visco-elasticity on an oscillatory unsteady flow of a visco-elastic fluid through a highly porous medium which is bounded between two infinite parallel plates in presence of constant suction/injection. The investigation gives the following conclusion. The growth of visco-elasticity accelerates the resultant velocity in both steady and unsteady parts of the fluid flow region.the amplitude of the shearing stress at the stationary plate depicts a rising trend with the increasing values of the visco-elastic parameter for steady part of the flow. The enhancement of visco-elastic parameter decelerates the amplitude of the shearing stress at the stationary plate for unsteady part of the flow.the phase difference of the shearing stress reveals a diminishing trend when the viscoelastic parameter value increases in both steady and unsteady parts of the flow. E-ISSN: 4-347X 33 Volume, 5

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