Abstract
•Peristalsis flow of Ree-Eyring in a rotating frame is addressed.•Viscous dissipation and convective boundary conditions are considered.•Non-uniform heat source/sink effect is taken into account.•Closed form solutions have been analyzed.
This paper introduces the peristaltic activity of Ree-Eyring fluid in a rotating frame. Heat transfer analysis with viscous dissipation and heat source/sink is taken into account. Convective conditions of heat transfer in the formulation are adopted. Closed form solutions for axial and secondary velocities, pressure rise per wavelength, flow rate due to secondary flow and temperature are obtained by considering small Reynolds number and long wavelength. The variations for different physical parameters are shown through graphical illustrations. This study reveals that influence of rotation parameter causes significant fluctuations in axial and secondary velocities. It is important to note that pressure rise reduces for larger rotation parameter. Variation in secondary velocity for fluid and rotation parameters is quite opposite. An increase in fluid and rotation parameters shows opposite behavior in the size of trapped bolus. It is also found that presence of non-uniform heat source in energy equation causes enhancement in rate of heat transfer coefficient. Comparison is made with results obtained in presence and absence of rotation.