Bioconvective peristaltic flow of a third-grade nanofluid embodying gyrotactic microorganisms in the presence of Cu-blood nanoparticles with permeable walls
Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures
ISSN: 1573-6105
Article publication date: 24 July 2020
Issue publication date: 4 February 2021
Abstract
Purpose
The current paper investigates the bioconvective third-grade nanofluid flow containing gyrotactic organisms with Copper-blood nanoparticles in permeable walls.
Design/methodology/approach
The equations governing the flow are solved by adopting the Adomian decomposition method.
Findings
The results show that the biconvection Peclet number decreases the density of motile microorganisms, and the Rayleigh number also decreases the velocity profile.
Practical implications
The present study can be applied to design the higher generation microsystems.
Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, no such investigation has been carried out in the literature.
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Acknowledgements
In accordance with Emerald publication policy, the authors report that they have no potential conflict of interest with a company that may be affected by the research reported in the enclosed paper.
Citation
Kotnurkar, A.S. and Katagi, D.C. (2021), "Bioconvective peristaltic flow of a third-grade nanofluid embodying gyrotactic microorganisms in the presence of Cu-blood nanoparticles with permeable walls", Multidiscipline Modeling in Materials and Structures, Vol. 17 No. 2, pp. 293-316. https://doi.org/10.1108/MMMS-02-2020-0025
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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