Effect of flexibility on the shear-induced migration of short-chain polymers in parabolic channel flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 557, Issue , 2006, Pages 297-306

  Saintillan, David ^a   Shaqfeh, Eric S G ^a   Darve, Eric ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULES; POLYMERS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

PARABOLIC CHANNEL FLOW; POLYMER MOLECULE; SHEAR-INDUCED MIGRATION; SHORT-CHAIN POLYMERS;

CHANNEL FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULES; POLYMERS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CHANNEL FLOW; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLYMER;

EID: 33746085264     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112006000243     Document Type: Article

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