In the present article, we have examined the peristaltic flow of a viscous fluid in a rectangular channel with compliant walls. The long wavelength and low Reynolds number approximations are employed to simplify the governing equations. The reduced linear nonhomogeneous partial differential equations are solved by using the eigenfunction expansion method. The physical features of pertinent parameters have been discussed by plotting graphs of velocity for both two-dimensional and three-dimensional cases. The trapping phenomenon is also discussed.
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Nadeem, S., Riaz, A. & Ellahi, R. Peristaltic Flow of Viscous Fluid in a Rectangular Duct with Compliant Walls. Comput Math Model 25, 404–415 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10598-014-9235-0
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