New closure approximations for the kinetic theory of finitely extensible dumbbells

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 76, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 249-279

  Lielens, G ^a   Halin, P ^a   Jaumain, I ^a   Keunings, R ^a   Legat, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Closure approximation; Constitutive equation; FENE dumbbells; Kinetic theory

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FUNCTIONS; KINETIC THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

CLOSURE APPROXIMATION; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; FINITELY EXTENSIBLE NONLINEAR ELASTIC (FENE) MODEL;

NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS;

EID: 0032046546     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0257(97)00121-3     Document Type: Article

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