Viscoplastic Fluid Flow in Irregular Eccentric Annuli Due to Axial Motion of the Inner Pipe

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1038-1045

  Hussain, Quazi E ^a   Sharif, Muhammad A R ^a  

^a Box 870280   (United States)

Author keywords

Eccentric annuli; Numerical simulation; Surge pressure; Viscoplastic fluid; Yield stress

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; LAMINAR FLOW; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; VISCOPLASTICITY;

ECCENTRIC ANNULI; VISCOPLASTIC FLUID;

VISCOUS FLOW;

PIPE FLOW; PLASTIC; VISCOUS FLOW;

FLUID FLOW; HERSCHEL-BULKLEY; PIPE FLOW;

EID: 0031392779     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.5450750606     Document Type: Article

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