Flow-induced migration of polymers in dilute solution

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages

  Usta, O B ^a   Butler, Jason E ^a   Ladd, Anthony J C ^a  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel flow; Flow simulation; Hydrodynamics; Non Newtonian flow; Poiseuille flow; Polymer solutions; Shear flow

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; POLYMERS; SHEAR FLOW; SOLUTIONS;

FLOW SIMULATION; POISEUILLE FLOW; POLYMER SOLUTIONS;

PLASTIC FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; PLASTIC FLOW; POLYMERS; SHEAR FLOW; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 33645466834     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2186591     Document Type: Article

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