Accuracy of bead-spring chains in strong flows

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 145, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 109-123

  Underhill, Patrick T ^a   Doyle, Patrick S ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bead spring models; Coarse graining; Elongational flow

Indexed keywords

FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RELAXATION TIME; STRAIN RATE; VISCOSITY;

BEAD-SPRING MODELS; COARSE-GRAINING; ELONGATIONAL FLOW; WEISSENBERG NUMBER;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RELAXATION TIME; STRAIN RATE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 34547843040     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2007.05.011     Document Type: Article

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