Numerical investigation on gas-displacement of a shear-thinning liquid and a visco-plastic material in capillary tubes

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 144, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 149-159

  de Sousa, Dione A ^b   Soares, Edson J ^a,b   de Queiroz, Rogerio S ^b   Thompson, Roney L ^a,c  

^a Grupo de Escoamento de Fluidos Complexos   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^c PGMEC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Free surface flows; Gas displacement; Shear thinning liquids; Visco plastic materials

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW PATTERNS; GALERKIN METHODS; MESH GENERATION; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; PIPE FLOW; RHEOLOGY; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY;

FREE SURFACE FLOW; GAS-DISPLACEMENT; NON-NEWTONIAN CAPILLARY NUMBER; SHEAR-THINNING LIQUIDS; VISCO-PLASTIC MATERIAL;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

CAPILLARY FLOW; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW PATTERNS; GALERKIN METHODS; MESH GENERATION; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; PIPE FLOW; RHEOLOGY; TWO PHASE FLOW; VISCOSITY;

EID: 34249739146     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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