This study investigates the impact of convective boundary conditions, thermal radiation, and viscous dissipation on the flow of fluid–particle mixture in a ciliated walled horizontal tube filled with Rabinowitsch fluid. A mathematical model is developed using partial differential equations of continuity, motion, and energy, which are solved using the symbolic software MATHEMATICA 12.0 with convective boundary conditions. Exact solutions for velocity, temperature distribution, pressure gradient, pressure rise, stream function, and heat transfer rate are obtained and analyzed for dilatant, Newtonian, and pseudoplastic fluids. Computational results reveal that the velocity and temperature profiles are highest at the center of the tube for pseudoplastic and Newtonian fluids compared to dilatant fluid. Additionally, pressure gradient fluctuates near the tube walls. The study also explores special cases where the Rabinowitsch fluid model is reduced to dilatant, Newtonian, and pseudoplastic fluids. The findings have potential applications in medical treatments for respiratory system tumors, airway cleaning, physiological fluids, and manufacturing processes involving peristaltic flow. This original research contributes to the understanding of fluid dynamics in complex systems and has implications for various practical applications.
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