title: Influence of electric field on the unsteady dispersion coefficient in couple-stress flow.
abstract: The influence of electric field on unsteady convective diffusion in couple stress flow is studied using a time dependent dispersion model. The electric field, arising as a body couple in the governing equations, is shown to increase the axial dispersion coefficient. This is useful in the control of haemolysis caused by artificial organs implanted or extracorporeal. The contribution of pure convection in the dispersion of concentration is singled out and investigated in detail. The results obtained are compared with those in the absence of electric field and some important conclusions are drawn.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics, Central College, Bangalore University, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rudraiah
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vortmeyer
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Veena
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D004560:Electricity; D006461:Hemolysis; D008433:Mathematics; D012212:Rheology