A new constitutive equation and its performance in contraction flows

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 375-388

  Thompson, R L ^a   Souza Mendes, Paulo R ^a   Naccache, M F ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Constitutive equations; Contraction flows; Viscoelastic materials

Indexed keywords

EQUATIONS OF MOTION; STRAIN; TENSORS; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS; VISCOUS FLOW;

CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; CONTRACTION FLOWS;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

CONTRACTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; NON-NEWTONIAN FLOW; VISCOELASTIC FLUID;

EID: 0345493746     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0257(99)00005-1     Document Type: Article

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