Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (English Edition) ›› 2010, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (11): 1405-1420.doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10483-010-1371-6

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Flow of a biomagnetic viscoelastic fluid: application to estimation of blood flow in arteries during electromagnetic hyperthermia, a therapeutic procedure for cancer treatment

 J.C.MISRA1, A.SINHA2, G.C.SHIT3   

  1. 1. Department of Information Technology, Siksha O Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar 751030, Orissa, India;
    2. School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India;
    3. Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India
  • 收稿日期:2009-12-23 修回日期:2010-09-21 出版日期:2010-11-01 发布日期:2010-11-01

Flow of a biomagnetic viscoelastic fluid: application to estimation of blood flow in arteries during electromagnetic hyperthermia, a therapeutic procedure for cancer treatment

 J.C.MISRA1, A.SINHA2, G.C.SHIT3   

  1. 1. Department of Information Technology, Siksha O Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar 751030, Orissa, India;
    2. School of Medical Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India;
    3. Department of Mathematics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032, India
  • Received:2009-12-23 Revised:2010-09-21 Online:2010-11-01 Published:2010-11-01

摘要: The paper deals with the theoretical investigation of a fundamental problem of biomagnetic fluid flow through a porous medium subject to a magnetic field by using the principles of biomagnetic fluid dynamics (BFD). The study pertains to a situation where magnetization of the fluid varies with temperature. The fluid is considered to be non-Newtonian, whose flow is governed by the equation of a second-grade viscoelastic fluid. The walls of the channel are assumed to be stretchable, where the surface velocity is proportional to the longitudinal distance from the origin of coordinates. The problem is first reduced to solving a system of coupled nonlinear differential equations involving seven parameters. Considering blood as a biomagnetic fluid and using the present analysis, an attempt is made to compute some parameters of the blood flow by developing a suitable numerical method and by devising an appropriate finite difference scheme. The computational results are presented in graphical form, and thereby some theoretical predictions are made with respect to the hemodynamical flow of the blood in a hyperthermal state under the action of a magnetic field. The results clearly indicate that the presence of a magnetic dipole bears the potential so as to affect the characteristics of the blood flow in arteries to a significant extent during the therapeutic procedure of electromagnetic hyperthermia. The study will attract the attention of clinicians, to whom the results would be useful in the treatment of cancer patients by the method of electromagnetic hyperthermia.

Abstract: The paper deals with the theoretical investigation of a fundamental problem of biomagnetic fluid flow through a porous medium subject to a magnetic field by using the principles of biomagnetic fluid dynamics (BFD). The study pertains to a situation where magnetization of the fluid varies with temperature. The fluid is considered to be non-Newtonian, whose flow is governed by the equation of a second-grade viscoelastic fluid. The walls of the channel are assumed to be stretchable, where the surface velocity is proportional to the longitudinal distance from the origin of coordinates. The problem is first reduced to solving a system of coupled nonlinear differential equations involving seven parameters. Considering blood as a biomagnetic fluid and using the present analysis, an attempt is made to compute some parameters of the blood flow by developing a suitable numerical method and by devising an appropriate finite difference scheme. The computational results are presented in graphical form, and thereby some theoretical predictions are made with respect to the hemodynamical flow of the blood in a hyperthermal state under the action of a magnetic field. The results clearly indicate that the presence of a magnetic dipole bears the potential so as to affect the characteristics of the blood flow in arteries to a significant extent during the therapeutic procedure of electromagnetic hyperthermia. The study will attract the attention of clinicians, to whom the results would be useful in the treatment of cancer patients by the method of electromagnetic hyperthermia.

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