Direct simulation for concentrated fibre suspensions in transient and steady state shear flows

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-57

  Ausias, Gilles ^a   Fan, X J ^b   Tanner, R I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bulk stress; Direct numerical; Fibre length distribution; Periodic frame; Short fibre; Simulation; Suspension

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SHEAR FLOW;

BULK STRESS; FIBRE LENGTH DISTRIBUTION; FIBRE SUSPENSIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL METHODS; SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 33645094659     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2005.12.009     Document Type: Article

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