A Fokker-Planck-based numerical method for modelling non-homogeneous flows of dilute polymeric solutions

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 122, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 273-286

  Lozinski, Alexei ^a   Owens, Robert G ^a   Fang, Jiannong ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fokker Planck equation; Non homogeneous flows; Spectral methods

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; NEWTONIAN FLOW; NUMERICAL METHODS; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FOKKER-PLANCK-BASED NUMERICAL METHODS; POLYMERIC STRESS FIELDS; STOCHASTIC SIMULATIONS;

FLUID DYNAMICS;

FLUID MECHANICS; HOMOGENEOUS MEDIUM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; POLYMER;

EID: 7744240417     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2004.01.025     Document Type: Article

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