An inverse methodology for the rheology of a power-law non-Newtonian fluid

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 222, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 761-768

  Bandulasena, H C H ^a   Zimmerman, W B ^a   Rees, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inverse methods; Non Newtonian flow; Rheology; Rheometry; Velocimetry

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; COLLOIDS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FLOW VISUALIZATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LIQUIDS; NANOFLUIDICS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; RHEOLOGY; SOLUTIONS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VISCOSITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

CONSTITUTIVE PARAMETERS; DILUTE AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT (FE); FLOW FEATURES; FLOW SYSTEMS; INVERSE METHOD (IM); INVERSE METHODOLOGY; MICRO FLUIDIC; MICRON RESOLUTION PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (MICRO-PIV); NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; NOVEL METHODOLOGY; POWER LAWS; RHEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SHEAR RATES; STATISTICAL MOMENTS; T JUNCTIONS; VELOCITY FIELDS; XANTHAN GUM (XA);

METHOD OF MOMENTS;

EID: 48049090472     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544062JMES747     Document Type: Conference Paper

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