Research Article
The Analysis of Fractional-Order Navier-Stokes Model Arising in
the Unsteady Flow of a Viscous Fluid via Shehu Transform
Pongsakorn Sunthrayuth ,
1
Rasool Shah ,
2
A. M. Zidan ,
3,4
Shahbaz Khan,
2
and Jeevan Kafle
5
1
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Rajamangala University of Technology
Thanyaburi (RMUTT), Thanyaburi, Pathumthani, Thailand
2
Department of Mathematics, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan 23200, Pakistan
3
Department of Mathematics, College of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box: 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia
4
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Assuit, 71511, Egypt
5
Central Department of Mathematics, Tribhuvan University, Kritipur, Kathmandu, Nepal
Correspondence should be addressed to Jeevan Kafle; jeevan.kafle@cdmath.tu.edu.np
Received 30 April 2021; Accepted 22 July 2021; Published 10 August 2021
Academic Editor: Nehad Ali Shah
Copyright © 2021 Pongsakorn Sunthrayuth et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution
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This paper presents a new method that is constructed by combining the Shehu transform and the residual power series method.
Precisely, we provide the application of the proposed technique to investigate fractional-order linear and nonlinear problems. Then,
we implemented this new technique to obtain the result of fractional-order Navier-Stokes equations. Finally, we provide three-
dimensional figures to help the effect of fractional derivatives on the actions of the achieved profile results on the proposed models.
1. Introduction
Fractional calculus is an engineering and sciences area that
deals with the integral and derivative of arbitrary orders.
Fractional differential equations (FDEs) have gained popu-
larity and significance, primarily due to their proven imple-
mentations in applied mathematics. For instance, these
problems are more and more utilized to an equation in fluid
flow, diffusion, rheology, oscillation, relaxation, reaction-dif-
fusion, anomalous diffusion, diffusive transport akin to diffu-
sion, turbulence, polymer physics, electric networks,
electrochemistry of corrosion, chemical physics, propagation
of seismic waves, relaxation processes in complex systems,
porous structures, and dynamical processes in self-similar
and various other physical procedure. The most significant
benefit of FDEs in these and other uses is their nonlocal
property. It is well-known that the differential operator of
integer-order is a local operator, but the fractional-order dif-
ferential operator is nonlocal [1–5]. For example, the nonlin-
ear oscillation of earthquakes can be modeled with fractional
derivatives [6], and the fluid dynamic traffic model with frac-
tional derivatives [7] can calculate the insufficiency arising
from the assumption of continuum traffic flow. Experimental
data fractional partial differential equations for seepage flow
in porous media are shown in [8]. Fractional differential
equations have created attention among the researcher due
to the exact description of nonlinear phenomena, especially
in nanohydrodynamics where continuum assumption does
not well, and fractional model can be considered the best can-
didate. These findings invoked the growing interest in studies
of fractal calculus in many branches of engineering and sci-
ence. This is more realistic and it is one reason why fractional
calculus has become more and more popular [9–17].
A famous governing equation of motion of viscous fluid
flow called the Navier-Stokes (NS) equation has been derived
in 1822 [18]. The equation can be regarded as the Momen-
tum equation and is a combination of Newton’s second law
of motion for fluid substances, the energy equation, and con-
tinuity equation. This equation describes many physical
things such as ocean currents, liquid flow in pipes, blood
Hindawi
Journal of Function Spaces
Volume 2021, Article ID 1029196, 15 pages
https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/1029196