Non-Newtonian biomagnetic fluid flow through a stenosed bifurcated artery with a slip boundary condition

The effects of a velocity slip and an external magnetic field on the flow of biomagnetic fluid(blood)through a stenosed bifurcated artery are investigated by using ANSYS FLUENT.Blood is regarded as a non-Newtonian power-law fluid,and the magnetization and electrical conductivity are considered in the mathematical model.The no-slip condition is replaced by the first-order slip condition.The slip boundary condition and magnetic force are compiled in the solver by the user-defined function(UDF).Numerical solutions are obtained by the finite volume method based on a nonuniform grid structure.The accuracy and efficiency of the solver are verified through a comparison with the literature.The results are presented graphically for different parameter values,and the effects of the magnetic number,the magnetic source position,the vascular obstruction ratio,the slip parameter,and the power-law index on the flow and temperature fields are illustrated.