Numerical simulation of viscoelastic fluids in cross-slot devices

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 162, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 1-20

  Puangkird, B ^a,b   Belblidia, F ^a   Webster, M F ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING MONGKUT'S INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LADKRABANG   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Constitutive models; Cross slot flow; Planar elongational flow; Viscoelastic

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX FLOW FIELD; CONSTANT SHEAR; CROSS-SLOT FLOW; DEFORMATION RATES; EXTENSIONAL VISCOSITY; NORMAL STRESS; NUMERICAL ALGORITHMS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; OLDROYD-B; PLANAR ELONGATIONAL FLOW; RHEOLOGICAL MODELS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; RHEOLOGICAL RESPONSE; STRAIN SOFTENING; STRESS FIELD; TWO-FLUID; VISCO-ELASTIC FLUID; VISCOELASTIC;

CASCADES (FLUID MECHANICS); CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION LANGUAGES; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; ELASTICITY; FLOW FIELDS; PLASTICITY; POLYMERS; RHEOLOGY; STRAIN HARDENING; STRAIN RATE; VISCOSITY;

FLUIDS;

EID: 69249221307     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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