A mechanism for oscillatory instability in viscoelastic cross-slot flow

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 622, Issue , 2009, Pages 145-165

  Xi, Li ^a   Graham, Michael D ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EXTENSIONAL STRESS; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER; OSCILLATORY INSTABILITY; POLYMER PROCESSING; STAGNATION-POINT FLOW; STRETCHED POLYMERS; VISCOELASTIC FLOWS; VISCOELASTIC LIQUID;

VISCOELASTICITY;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOW STABILITY; GEOMETRY; OSCILLATION; POLYMER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STAGNATION FLOW; TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; VISCOELASTIC FLUID; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 65649154474     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112008005119     Document Type: Article

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