Steady non-Newtonian flow past a circular cylinder: A numerical study

Acta Mechanica

Volumn 172, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-16

  Chhabra, R P ^a,b   Soares, A A ^a,c   Ferreira, J M ^a,c  

^a Indian Institute of Technology ^*

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FLUID MECHANICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEPARATION; STEADY FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; WAKES;

BLOCKAGE RATIO; CIRCULAR CYLINDERS; POWER LAW INDEX; VORTICITY FORMULATION;

NEWTONIAN FLOW;

EID: 10844274164     PISSN: 00015970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00707-004-0154-6     Document Type: Article

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