An analysis of the swimming problem of a singly flagellated micro-organism in an MHD fluid

A. R. Ansari; A. M. Siddiqui; T. Hayat

doi:10.1007/s11071-007-9245-y

An analysis of the swimming problem of a singly flagellated micro-organism in an MHD fluid

A. R. Ansari
, A. M. Siddiqui
, T. Hayat

Gulf University for Science and Technology
Pennsylvania State University
Quaid-I-Azam University

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Abstract

The present work is concerned with the study of the swimming of flagellated microscopic organisms, which employ a single flagellum for propulsion in a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) fluid. The flow is modeled by appropriate equations and the organism is modeled by an infinite flexible but inextensible transversely waving sheet, which represents approximately the flagellum. The governing equations subject to appropriate boundary conditions are solved analytically. Expressions for the velocity of propulsion of the microscopic organism are obtained.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	477-481
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nonlinear Dynamics
Volume	51
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11071-007-9245-y
State	Published - Feb 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Analytic solution
MHD flow
Propulsion velocity
Single flagellum
Swimming problem

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