Direct numerical simulation of viscoelastic turbulent channel flow exhibiting drag reduction: Effect of the variation of rheological parameters

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 79, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 433-468

  Dimitropoulos, Costas D ^a   Sureshkumar, R ^b   Beris, Antony N ^a  

^a University of Delaware   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel flow; Turbulent flow; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY; SOLUTIONS; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY;

DILUTE POLYMER SOLUTIONS; GIESEKUS MODEL; VISCOELASTIC TURBULENT CHANNEL FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY;

CHANNEL FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 0032216115     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0257(98)00115-3     Document Type: Article

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