Enhancement of velocity contrasts by shear-thinning solutions flowing in a rough fracture

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-61

  Auradou, H ^b   Boschan, A ^a,b   Chertcoff, R ^a   Gabbanelli, S ^a   Hulin, J P ^b   Ippolito, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Dispersion; Fractures; Heterogeneity; Self affine; Shear thinning

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW RATE; FLOW VELOCITY; FRACTURE; POLYMER SOLUTIONS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

SELF-AFFINE WALLS; SHEAR DISPLACEMENT; SHEAR THINNING;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

CHANNEL FLOW; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW RATE; FLOW VELOCITY; FRACTURE; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; POLYMER SOLUTIONS; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION;

EID: 44649185882     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2007.11.008     Document Type: Article

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