Numerical simulation of flow past a cylinder using models of XPP type

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 156, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 7-20

  Inkson, N J ^a   Phillips, T N ^a   van Os, R G M ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SCHLUMBERGER   (France)

Author keywords

Flow around a cylinder; Multi mode model; Spectral element method; XPP model

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FORECASTING; NUMERICAL METHODS; POLYMER MELTS; POLYMERS;

BRANCHED POLYMERS; CONFINED CYLINDERS; DISCRETE EQUATIONS; EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS; FLOW AROUND A CYLINDER; FLOW PAST A CYLINDERS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; ITERATIVE SOLUTION ALGORITHMS; MODEL PARAMETERS; MULTI-MODE MODEL; MULTIPLE SOLUTIONS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; PRECONDITIONERS; SPECTRAL ELEMENT METHOD; SPECTRAL ELEMENTS; SPLITTING TECHNIQUES; STEADY-STATE FLOWS; UPWINDING; WEISSENBERG NUMBERS; XPP MODEL;

FLOW SIMULATION;

EID: 57449098272     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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