Ellipsoidal drop model for single drop dynamics with non-Newtonian fluids

Journal of Rheology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-100

  Maffettone, Pier Luca ^a   Greco, Francesco ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; STRESS ANALYSIS; VISCOELASTICITY;

DROP DYNAMICS; IMMISCIBLE MATRIX;

NEWTONIAN FLOW;

EID: 1642325299     PISSN: 01486055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1122/1.1626675     Document Type: Article

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