Exact analytic solutions for the flow of second grade fluid between two longitudinally oscillating cylinders

Amir Mahmood
Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Najeeb Alam Khan
Department of Mathematics, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.
Corina Fetecau
Department of Theoretical Mechanics, Technical University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania.
Muhammad Jamil
Abdus Salam School of Mathematical Sciences, GC University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Qammar Rubbab
Department of Mathematics, FAST National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.

\(^{1}\)Corresponding Author: amir4smsgc@gmail.com

Copyright © 2009 Amir Mahmood, Najeeb Alam Khan, Corina Fetecau, Muhammad Jamil, Qammar Rubbab. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Published: December, 2009.

Abstract

The velocity field and associated shear stress corresponding to the longitudinal oscillatory flow of a second grade fluid, between two infinite coaxial circular cylinders, are determined by means of Laplace and Hankel transforms. The flow is due to both of the cylinders that at \(t = 0^+\) suddenly begin to oscillate along their common axis with different angular frequencies of their respective velocities. The solutions for the motion between the cylinders, when one of them is at rest, can be obtained from our general solutions. Furthermore, the corresponding solutions for the similar flow of Newtonian fluid are also obtained as limiting case. The flows of second grade and Newtonian fluids are compared graphically by plotting their velocity profiles.

Keywords:

Second grade fluid, shear stress, longitudinal oscillatory flow, Hankel transform.