Micro-continuum investigation of heat transfer in blood flow through tapered channel

Abstract

Steady state solutions are analysed to determine the velocity and temperature profiles of micropolar fluid model of blood flow through a vascular bed. The present model assumes the vascular bed in the form of tapered channel. Exact solutions to the governing equations are obtained by employing a constant spin boundary conditions to describe the cell rotation velocity at the boundaries. The results obtained are applicable to both arterial and venous beds and may be useful for pathological purposes.