Magneto-thermal modeling of peristaltic-ciliary Casson fluid transport in microvascular and drug delivery systems K. Thirunavukarasan, G. Sucharitha, P. Lakshminarayana, K. Ramesh Modern Physics Letters B, 2026 This research focuses on an innovative investigation of the simultaneous peristaltic ciliary motion of Casson fluid within a porous channel, given its applications in blood rheology, mucociliary clearance, and targeted drug delivery. Even though peristaltic and ciliary motions have been well-studied individually, the coupled influence of both on top of multiple physical and physiologic effects remains unexamined. Model characteristics include the impact of an inclined magnetic field, electroosmosis, porous-medium resistance, buoyancy, viscous dissipation, radiation, and an internal heat source, as well as homogeneous-heterogeneous biochemical reactions. Using approximations for long wavelengths and low Reynolds numbers, the nonlinear equations are solved analytically via a homotopy perturbation method. Results show that increasing the Casson parameter decreases core velocity, as observed for higher-yield-stress blood-like fluids, and that increasing homogeneous reaction variables decreases solute concentration. The Brinkman number increases both the temperature and the heat transfer. Elevated Darcy numbers reduce the porous medium’s resistance, thereby lowering skin friction. This study is unique in integrating the peristaltic and ciliary mechanisms within magneto-thermal and electroosmotic effects, providing essential insights into microvascular blood flow modeling, controlled drug transport, and bio-inspired microfluidic pump design.
Heat transfer and catheter motion effects on rheological behavior of blood flow through plaque-obstructed artery Dunya Waqfi, Huey Tyng Cheong, Katta Ramesh Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2026 This study presents a unified analysis of catheter motion (antegrade, stationary, retrograde) in Casson blood flow through a stenotic artery, incorporating Joule heating, electroosmosis, magnetic field, and thermal radiation effects. The simplified governing equations are solved using homotopy perturbation and Frobenius methods. Results indicate that retrograde motion produces the highest wall shear stress and pressure gradient. Increasing catheter radius reduces velocity near the catheter while enhancing it near the arterial wall. Notably, increasing the radius from 0.1 to 0.4 raises the pressure gradient at peak stenosis by 123.36%, 130.32%, and 133.60%, respectively, emphasizing significant hemodynamic effects.
Implicit finite difference simulations for unsteady oscillating flow of Walters-B nanofluid with microbes using the Cattaneo–Christov model Sami Ullah Khan, Adnan, Arshad Riaz, Katta Ramesh, M. M. Bhatti, Muhammad Awais Numerical Heat Transfer Part A Applications, 2026 The thermal importance of nanoparticles in different fields of engineering is still a developing issue that necessitates additional focused consideration. The suspension of non-Newtonian fluids with nonmaterials has various applications in areas such as enhanced thermal systems, energy processes, aerospace engineering, and chemical industries. Following such motivations, this work aims to analyze the heat and mass transfer flow of Walters-B nanofluid in the presence of microorganisms. The fluid motion is presumed to be nonsteady over a surface that undergoes periodic acceleration. The motivations for studying nanofluid’s oscillating flow are its use in effective mixing processes, combustion stability, and process efficiency. The text provides a detailed explanation of the saturation of porous media. A modified theory for heat and mass fluxes, known as the Cattaneo–Christov approach, suggests an extension in heat equations. Moreover, it supports the interaction of radiation phenomena for enhancing heat transfer. It is noteworthy that the entire problem is represented using extremely nonlinear partial differential equations (PDEs). The CFD study utilizing the renowned implicit finite difference method (FDM) has been effectively employed to propose a numerical solution for the problem. The numerical results are deemed valid and confirmed within certain limiting cases, based on the available data. The evaluation of velocity, skin friction coefficient, Nusselt number, and Sherwood number as a function of time has been demonstrated for various parameters. It is asserted that the wall shear force exhibited an oscillating pattern with a greater magnitude as a result of the viscoelastic parameter. The Nusselt number and Sherwood number exhibit slight acceleration as a result of changes in the Prandtl number and Schmidt number, respectively. The proposed model is specifically designed for use in heat exchangers, vibrational systems, compact designs, and vibration control.
Thermal performance of MgO-SWCNT/water hybrid nanofluids in a zigzag walled cavity with differently shaped obstacles F. Mebarek-Oudina, M. Bouselsal, R. Djebali, H. Vaidya, N. Biswas, K. Ramesh Modern Physics Letters B, 2025 This study examined the influence of geometric parameters on free convective heat transfer in a zigzag-walled cavity filled with a hybrid nano-fluid composed of magnesium oxide (MgO) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) suspended in water. Utilizing validated multi-physics software grounded in the Galerkin finite element method (GFEM), we systematically analyzed how variations in Rayleigh number (Ra) from 104 to 106, nanofluid volume fraction ([Formula: see text]) ranging from 0.01 to 0.04, and the number of wall undulations (from 1 to 8) affect thermal performance. The findings revealed that both the Rayleigh number and the number of wall undulations had a significant positive impact on the average Nusselt number (Nu), indicating enhanced heat transfer rates. Among the various obstacle shapes investigated, the diamond-shaped configuration emerged as the most effective in promoting thermal performance due to its ability to create favorable flow patterns. This research provides valuable insights for optimizing heat transfer processes in complex geometrical configurations employing hybrid nanofluids, contributing to advancements in thermal system design.
Thermal and Flow Characteristics of Non-Newtonian Blood in a Magnetically Controlled Microchannel Dunya Waqfi, Cheong Huey Tyng, Katta Ramesh Heat Transfer, 2025 This study presents a novel mathematical model to investigate the thermal and flow characteristics of non‐Newtonian blood, modeled as a Casson fluid, in an inclined cylindrical microchannel under the combined effects of electromagnetohydrodynamics, electroosmosis, buoyancy forces, thermal radiation, and Joule heating. This unique integration addresses a critical gap in the literature, offering new insights into blood flow dynamics for advanced medical applications, such as magnetic drug delivery and thermal radiation therapy. The governing equations, formulated in cylindrical coordinates, are non‐dimensionalized and analytically solved using the homotopy perturbation method, providing precise expressions for velocity, temperature, wall shear stress, and Nusselt number. Results reveal that increasing magnetic field strength reduces velocity and temperature, while higher Casson parameters decrease velocity but elevate temperature. Notably, thermal radiation lowers blood temperature and enhances blood velocity in arteries. These findings advance the understanding of blood flow control in microchannels, with significant implications for optimizing treatments for cardiovascular diseases, tumors, and vascular blockages.
Thermal analysis of immiscible MHD non-Newtonian fluid flows: A computational investigation S Agarwal, F Koyani, A Raje, A Bhise, K Ramesh Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications 87 (1), 2389335 , 2026 2026 Citations: 4
Implicit finite difference simulations for unsteady oscillating flow of Walters-B nanofluid with microbes using the Cattaneo–Christov model SU Khan, Adnan, A Riaz, K Ramesh, MM Bhatti, M Awais Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications 87 (1), 2383843 , 2026 2026 Citations: 6
Magneto-thermal modeling of peristaltic-ciliary Casson fluid transport in microvascular and drug delivery systems K Thirunavukarasan, G Sucharitha, P Lakshminarayana, K Ramesh Modern Physics Letters B 40 (15), 2650106 , 2026 2026
Thermal regulation and hemodynamic responses of nanoparticle-enriched blood flow in a partially occluded multiple-stenosed artery D Waqfi, HT Cheong, K Ramesh Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects 46, 101655 , 2026 2026
Heat transfer and catheter motion effects on rheological behavior of blood flow through plaque-obstructed artery D Waqfi, HT Cheong, K Ramesh Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 1-27 , 2026 2026
Heat and Mass Transfer in MHD Maxwell Nanofluids over a Stretching Cylinder with Activation Energy and Chemical Reactions T Thumma, R Sandiri, SU Khan, RK Lodhi, K Ramesh Thermal Advances, 100126 , 2026 2026
Enhanced Thermal Transport in Porous-Assisted Thin Film Flow of Tri-Hybrid Nanofluid with Viscous Dissipation: Implications for Energy and Cooling Systems SU Khan, K Ramesh, K Ghachem, A Eladeb, C Maatki, L Kolsi Journal of Engineering Research , 2026 2026 Citations: 1
Advances in Computational Fluid Dynamics B Souayeh, K Ramesh CRC Press , 2025 2025
Numerical study of nano-enhanced PCM and oxytactic microorganisms in a micropolar magneto-bioconvective flow within a finned complex cavity S Hussain, A Abidi, T K, R Katta International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow 35 (12 … , 2025 2025 Citations: 11
Triple stratification impacts on an inclined hydromagnetic bioconvective flow of micropolar nanofluid with exponential space-based heat generation T Oreyeni, K Ramesh, MK Nayak, PA Oladele Waves in Random and Complex Media 35 (6), 10477-10499 , 2025 2025 Citations: 18
MHD and radiative convection in a fin-assisted NEPCM-filled enclosure under thermal and particle concentration gradients: Implications for energy storage and cooling S Hussain, P Jayavel, B Almutairi, K Ramesh Journal of Energy Storage 133, 117977 , 2025 2025 Citations: 15
Numerical investigation of electroosmotic driven transport of MHD Casson fluid over an exponential stretching sheet using quartic B-spline method K Ramesh, KK Asogwa, RK Lodhi, MI Khan, M Medani, KA Gepreel, ... Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications 86 (19), 6901-6916 , 2025 2025 Citations: 13
Analysis of energy and momentum transport for Casson nanofluid in a microchannel with radiation and chemical reaction effects S Gajbhiye, A Warke, K Ramesh Waves in Random and Complex Media 35 (5), 8564-8592 , 2025 2025 Citations: 7
Multiscale modeling of Jeffrey-Casson immiscible fluid dynamics under electrokinetic and magnetohydrodynamic effects M Bhaskar, KR Babu, SU Khan, RK Lodhi, F Mebarek-Oudina, M Sohail, ... Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling, Experiments and Design 8 (9), 383 , 2025 2025 Citations: 6
Thermal and Flow Characteristics of Non‐Newtonian Blood in a Magnetically Controlled Microchannel D Waqfi, CH Tyng, K Ramesh Heat Transfer 54 (6), 4073-4091 , 2025 2025 Citations: 5
Numerical analysis of electromagnetic squeezing flow through a parallel porous medium plate with impact of suction/injection P Jayavel, R Katta, RK Lodhi Waves in Random and Complex Media 35 (4), 7528-7551 , 2025 2025 Citations: 9
Mathematical analysis of blood flow in a stenotic artery under radiation and magnetic field effects D Waqfi, HT Cheong, K Ramesh Physics of Fluids 37 (7) , 2025 2025 Citations: 5
Numerical simulation of double-diffusive convection in hybrid nanofluid flow in a porous medium within a swastika-shaped cavity S Hussain, J Prakash, B Almutairi, K Ramesh International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow 35 (7 … , 2025 2025 Citations: 18
On the entropy optimization of hemodynamic peristaltic pumping of a nanofluid with geometry effects V Sridhar, K Ramesh, M Gnaneswara Reddy, MN Azese, SI Abdelsalam Waves in random and complex media 35 (3), 4403-4423 , 2025 2025 Citations: 103
Enhanced heat transfer analysis of micropolar hybrid-nanofluids in an incinerator-shaped cavity S Hussain, P Jayavel, B Almutairi, K Ramesh Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 60, 103471 , 2025 2025 Citations: 17
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Entropy generation on magneto-convective flow of copper–water nanofluid in a cavity with chamfers S Marzougui, F Mebarek-Oudina, A Assia, M Magherbi, Z Shah, ... Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 143 (3), 2203-2214 , 2021 2021 Citations: 169
Influence of heat and mass transfer on peristaltic flow of a couple stress fluid through porous medium in the presence of inclined magnetic field in an inclined asymmetric channel K Ramesh Journal of Molecular Liquids 219, 256-271 , 2016 2016 Citations: 158
Bioconvection assessment in Maxwell nanofluid configured by a Riga surface with nonlinear thermal radiation and activation energy K Ramesh, SU Khan, M Jameel, MI Khan, YM Chu, S Kadry Surfaces and Interfaces 21, 100749 , 2020 2020 Citations: 128
Some analytical solutions for flows of Casson fluid with slip boundary conditions K Ramesh, M Devakar Ain Shams Engineering Journal 6 (3), 967-975 , 2015 2015 Citations: 118
Thermal analysis for heat transfer enhancement in electroosmosis-modulated peristaltic transport of Sutterby nanofluids in a microfluidic vessel: K. Ramesh, J. Prakash K Ramesh, J Prakash Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 138 (2), 1311-1326 , 2019 2019 Citations: 116
Magnetohydrodynamic peristaltic transport of couple stress fluid through porous medium in an inclined asymmetric channel with heat transfer K Ramesh, M Devakar Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 394, 335-348 , 2015 2015 Citations: 115
Mathematical modelling of fluid dynamics and nanofluids K Ramesh, F Mebarek-Oudina, B Souayeh CRC Press , 2024 2024 Citations: 114
Homotopic simulation of MHD bioconvective flow of water-based hybrid nanofluid over a thermal convective exponential stretching surface MD Shamshuddin, A Saeed, SR Mishra, R Katta, MR Eid International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow 34 (1), 31-53 , 2024 2024 Citations: 113
Numerical investigation of the stagnation point flow of radiative magnetomicropolar liquid past a heated porous stretching sheet AS Warke, K Ramesh, F Mebarek-Oudina, A Abidi Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 147 (12), 6901-6912 , 2022 2022 Citations: 111
On the entropy optimization of hemodynamic peristaltic pumping of a nanofluid with geometry effects V Sridhar, K Ramesh, M Gnaneswara Reddy, MN Azese, SI Abdelsalam Waves in random and complex media 35 (3), 4403-4423 , 2025 2025 Citations: 103
Computational analysis on radiative non-Newtonian Carreau nanofluid flow in a microchannel under the magnetic properties K Ramesh, F Mebarek-Oudina, AI Ismail, BR Jaiswal, AS Warke, ... Scientia Iranica 30 (2), 376-390 , 2023 2023 Citations: 97
Cilia-assisted hydromagnetic pumping of biorheological couple stress fluids K Ramesh, D Tripathi, OA Bég Propulsion and Power Research 8 (3), 221-233 , 2019 2019 Citations: 97
Effects of slip and convective conditions on the peristaltic flow of couple stress fluid in an asymmetric channel through porous medium K Ramesh computer methods and programs in biomedicine 135, 1-14 , 2016 2016 Citations: 97
Numerical simulation of heat transfer in blood flow altered by electroosmosis through tapered micro-vessels J Prakash, K Ramesh, D Tripathi, R Kumar Microvascular Research 118, 162-172 , 2018 2018 Citations: 75
A computational analysis of heat transport irreversibility phenomenon in a magnetized porous channel S Marzougui, M Bouabid, F Mebarek-Oudina, N Abu-Hamdeh, ... International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow 31 (7 … , 2021 2021 Citations: 74
Effect of heat transfer on the peristaltic transport of a MHD second grade fluid through a porous medium in an inclined asymmetric channel K Ramesh, M Devakar Chinese Journal of physics 55 (3), 825-844 , 2017 2017 Citations: 73
Electro-osmotic flow of hydromagnetic dusty viscoelastic fluids in a microchannel propagated by peristalsis K Ramesh, D Tripathi, MM Bhatti, CM Khalique Journal of Molecular Liquids 314, 113568 , 2020 2020 Citations: 72
Effects of viscous dissipation and Joule heating on the Couette and Poiseuille flows of a Jeffrey fluid with slip boundary conditions K Ramesh Propulsion and Power Research 7 (4), 329-341 , 2018 2018 Citations: 71
Nonlinear heat source/sink and activation energy assessment in double diffusion flow of micropolar (non-Newtonian) nanofluid with convective conditions YX Li, UF Alqsair, K Ramesh, SU Khan, MI Khan Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 47 (1), 859-866 , 2022 2022 Citations: 66
Mathematical modeling of bio‐magnetic fluid bounded within ciliated walls of wavy channel M Nazeer, F Hussain, S Iftikhar, M Ijaz Khan, K Ramesh, N Shehzad, ... Numerical methods for partial differential equations 40 (2), e22763 , 2024 2024 Citations: 64