Theoretical Analysis of Cu-Blood Nanofluid for Metachronal Wave of Cilia Motion in a Curved Channel

In this paper, the mechanism of cilia-induced flow is discussed through a mathematical model. In this study two dimensional flow of a viscous fluid in the presence of nanoparticles are observed in a curved channel with ciliated walls. Cilia have a distinctive pattern of motion by which they can set fluid into motion at low Reynolds number. The flow is modeled in both fixed and wave frame of reference. Exact solution is calculated for the velocity as well as for temperature profile and the flow properties for the Cu-blood nanofluid is determined as a function of the cilia and metachronal wave velocity. Results for temperature profile, velocity, pressure rise, pressure gradient and stream function are constructed and evaluated graphically.