On the solution of Fokker-Planck equations in steady recirculating flows involving short fiber suspensions

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 113, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 97-125

  Chinesta, F ^a   Chaidron, G ^b   Poitou, A ^c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^c ECOLE CENTRALE DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Fokker Planck equation; Fourier spectral method; Multidimensional advection equation; Particle method; Random walks; Short fiber suspensions; Steady recirculating flows

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; KINEMATICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PROBABILITY;

CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

FIBER; FOURIER TRANSFORM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING; NON-NEWTONIAN FLOW; RECIRCULATION; STEADY FLOW; SUSPENSION;

EID: 10744231713     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-0257(03)00100-9     Document Type: Article

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