Abstract
This paper deals with the influence of heat transfer and temperature dependent viscosity on peristaltic flow of a Jeffrey-six constant fluid. The two-dimensional equations of Jeffrey-six constant fluid are simplified by making the assumptions of long wave length and low Reynolds number. The arising equations are solved for temperature, velocity profile and axial pressure gradient using regular perturbation method and homotopy analysis method. The integration appeared in the pressure rise is treated numerically to find the solution. The expressions for pressure rise, temperature, pressure gradient and stream functions are sketched for various embedded parameters and interpreted. The graphical results are also presented for five different wave shapes. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.