Generalized dispersion in a synovial fluid of human joints.
An unsteady convective diffusion in a synovial fluid of human joints modeled as a power-law fluid is studied using the generalized dispersion model of Gill and Sankara-subramanian [12]. The contributions of convection and diffusion, and pure convection on the dispersion of nutrient are investigated in detail. It is shown that the effect of decrease in non-Newtonian parameter is to decrease the dispersion coefficient. The mean concentration distribution appears to increase as the non-Newtonian parameter decreases upto a certain value of the axial distance. Beyond this point, however, the reverse pattern is observed.
Gulbarga University, India.
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Rudraiah
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Kasiviswanathan
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Kaloni
D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002358:Cartilage, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D004058:Diffusion; D006801:Humans; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D013582:Synovial Fluid / Q000502:physiology*