Mathematical model of solute transfer in a permeable channel with effect
of variable viscosity
Abstract
This paper describes a mathematical model of solute transfer in fluid
flow across a permeable channel with variable viscosity, with
applications to glomerular capillary blood flow. Solute transfer through
the glomerular capillary wall is controlled by the difference in
transcapillary hydrostatic pressure and the analogous difference in
colloid osmotic pressure (Starling’s law). Using appropriate analytical
and numerical approaches, the solutions of coupled equations regulating
fluid flow and solute transport are found. The current study’s
hydrostatic and osmotic pressure curves are qualitatively in excellent
agreement with the experimental data. The effects of variable viscosity
on velocity profiles, concentration profiles, and total solute clearance
are seen to be substantial, and the findings are graphically depicted.