Gas-displacement of non-Newtonian liquids in capillary tubes

International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-104

  Soares, E J ^a,b   Carvalho, M S ^a   Souza Mendes, P R ^a  

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

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Free surface flows; Liquid displacement in tubes; Non Newtonian liquids

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CAPILLARY TUBES; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GALERKIN METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VISCOSITY;

ALGEBRAIC CONSTITUTIVE RELATION; FREE-SURFACE FLOWS; LIQUID DISPLACEMENT IN TUBES; SHEAR RATE SENSITIVE LIQUIDS;

NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 30344454391     PISSN: 0142727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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