Simulations of three-dimensional viscoelastic flows past a circular cylinder at moderate Reynolds numbers

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 651, Issue , 2010, Pages 415-442

  Richter, David ^a   Iaccarino, Gianluca ^a   Shaqfeh, Eric S G ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; CIRCULAR CYLINDERS; POLYMERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISCOELASTICITY; WAKES;

DILUTE CONCENTRATIONS; MODERATE REYNOLDS NUMBERS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; POLYMER ADDITIVE; RECIRCULATION REGIONS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL VISCOELASTIC FLOW; VISCOELASTIC FLOWS;

SHEAR FLOW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYLINDER; NEWTONIAN FLUID; POLYMER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; VISCOELASTICITY; WAKE;

EID: 77952423269     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112009994083     Document Type: Article

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