Transitional pathway to elastic turbulence in torsional, parallel-plate flow of a polymer solution

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 554, Issue , 2006, Pages 191-216

  Schiamberg, Bruce A ^a   Shereda, Laura T ^a   Hu, Hua ^b   Larson, Ronald G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISKS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); ELASTICITY; LAMINAR FLOW; NEWTONIAN FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; SOLUTIONS; TRANSITION FLOW;

ELASTIC TURBULENCE; KINEMATIC STRUCTURES; POLYMER SOLUTION; SECONDARY-FLOW FIELD; TIME-DEPENDENT VISCOSITY; TRANSITIONAL PATHWAY;

TURBULENT FLOW;

DISKS (MACHINE COMPONENTS); ELASTICITY; LAMINAR FLOW; NEWTONIAN FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; SOLUTIONS; TRANSITION FLOW; TURBULENT FLOW;

FLUID MECHANICS; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUID; SHEAR STRESS; TRANSIENT FLOW;

EID: 33646024328     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006009426     Document Type: Article

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