ADOMIAN DECOMPOSITION METHOD FOR MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC FLOW OF BLOOD INDUCED BY PERISTALTIC WAVES

The present investigation deals with the application of Adomian decomposition method (ADM) to blood flow through an asymmetric non-uniform channel induced by peristaltic wave in the presence of magnetic field and the velocity slip at the wall. The ADM is applied with an aim to avoid any simplifications and restrictions, which changes non-linearity of the problem as well as to provide analytical solution. The blood flowing through the vessel is assumed to be Newtonian and incompressible with constant viscosity. The analytical expressions for the axial velocity component, streamlines and wall shear stress are presented. The numerical results of these physical quantities are obtained for different values of the Reynolds number, wave number and Hartmann number. The results obtained for different values of the parameters involved in the problem under consideration show that the flow is appreciably influenced by the presence of slip velocity as well as magnetic field. From this study, we conclude that the assumption of long wavelength and low Reynolds number overestimates the flow characteristics even for a small change in the parameters.