Analysis of start-up dynamics of a single drop through an ellipsoidal drop model for non-Newtonian fluids

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 126, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 145-151

  Maffettone, Pier Luca ^a   Greco, Francesco ^b   Simeone, Marino ^c   Guido, Stefano ^c  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drop dynamics; Start up; Viscoelastic liquids

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROP FORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; VISCOELASTICITY;

FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; IMMISCIBLE MATRIX; OLDROYD FLUIDS; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELS;

FLUID MECHANICS;

NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID;

EID: 16844376428     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2004.11.004     Document Type: Article

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