title: Mixed convective peristaltic flow of carbon nanotubes submerged in water using different thermal conductivity models.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNTs) are the advanced product of nanotechnology having notable mechanical and physical properties. Peristalsis of SWCNTs suspended in water through an asymmetric channel is examined. Such mechanism is studied in the presence of viscous dissipation, velocity slip, mixed convection, temperature jump and heat generation/absorption.
  
  
  METHODS
  Mathematical modeling is carried out under the low Reynolds number and long wavelength approximation. Resulting nonlinear system is solved using the perturbation technique for small Brinkman's number. Physical analysis and comparison of the results in light of three different thermal conductivity models is also provided.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It is reported that the heat transfer rate at the boundary increases with an increase in the nanotubes volume fraction. The addition of nanotubes affects the pressure gradient during the peristaltic flow. Moreover, the maximum velocity of the fluid decreases due to addition of the nanotubes.
authors: Department of Mathematics, Quaid-I-Azam University 45320, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan; Nonlinear Analysis and Applied Mathematics (NAAM) Research Group, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
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authors: Hayat
authors: Department of Mathematics, Quaid-I-Azam University 45320, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
authors: Bilal
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authors: Ahmed
authors: Department of Mathematics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan. Electronic address: abbasisarkar@gmail.com.
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authors: Abbasi
authors: Nonlinear Analysis and Applied Mathematics (NAAM) Research Group, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80203, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia.
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authors: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D008962:Models, Theoretical; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D014867:Water
keywords: Asymmetric channel; Mixed convection; Peristalsis; Single walled carbon nanotubes; Slip effects