A 1.5D numerical model for the start up of weakly compressible flow of a viscoplastic and thixotropic fluid in pipelines

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 159, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 81-94

  Wachs, Anthony ^a   Vinay, Guillaume ^a   Frigaard, Ian ^b  

^a IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compressible flow; Finite volume method; Lubrication model; Start up flow; Structure breakdown; Thixotropy

Indexed keywords

1-D MODELS; 2-D MODELS; COMBINED EFFECTS; COMPUTING TIME; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; INTERMEDIATE MODELS; LUBRICATION MODEL; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; PIPE DIAMETERS; RADIAL DIRECTIONS; START-UP; START-UP FLOW; STRUCTURE BREAKDOWN; THIXOTROPIC FLUIDS; THIXOTROPY; VELOCITY COMPONENTS; VISCOPLASTIC;

COMPRESSIBILITY; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FORECASTING; LUBRICATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PIPE; PIPELINES; YIELD STRESS;

INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW;

EID: 64549112130     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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