Secondary flow of a Casson fluid in a slightly curved tube (Q1315755)

The fully developed, steady flow of a Casson fluid through a slightly curved tube of circular cross-section has been analysed. The solution is developed by successive approximation from the perturbation of flow of a Casson fluid in a straight tube. The resulting differential equations have been solved by a finite difference method followed by an iterative procedure. For specific values of the yield number, the results have been compared with those for a Bingham fluid. Comparing the results with a Newtonian fluid, the effect of yield number has been determined.