Numerical simulation of fibre suspension flow through an axisymmetric contraction and expansion passages by Brownian configuration field method

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 61, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 4998-5009

  Lu, Zhumin ^a   Khoo, Boo Cheong ^a   Dou, Hua Shu ^a   Phan Thien, Nhan ^a   Seng Yeo, Khoon ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Brownian configuration field method; Contraction; Expansion; FEM simulation; Fibre suspension

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VISCOELASTICITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

BROWNIAN CONFIGURATION FIELD METHOD; CONTRACTIONS; EXPANSIONS; FEM SIMULATIONS; FIBER SUSPENSIONS;

CONFINED FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFINED FLOW; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); VISCOELASTICITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

EID: 33744523069     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2006.03.051     Document Type: Article

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