Nonlinear dynamics of viscoelastic Taylor-Couette flow: Effect of elasticity on pattern selection, molecular conformation and drag

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 620, Issue , 2009, Pages 353-382

  Thomas, D G ^a   Khomami, B ^b   Sureshkumar, R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; DRAG; ELASTICITY; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLOW CONTROL; HYDRODYNAMICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR DEFORMATION; TRANSITION FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY; VORTEX FLOW;

CIRCULAR COUETTE FLOW; DILUTE POLYMER SOLUTIONS; HYDRODYNAMIC DRAG FORCES; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; TIME DEPENDENT SIMULATION; TIME-SPLITTING ALGORITHM; VISCOELASTIC STRESS;

SHEAR FLOW;

COUETTE FLOW; DRAG; FLOW PATTERN; HYDRODYNAMICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STANDING WAVE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; TURBULENCE; VISCOELASTIC FLUID;

EID: 65649131607     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112008004710     Document Type: Article

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