Dynamics of high-Deborah-number entry flows: A numerical study

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 677, Issue , 2011, Pages 272-304

  Afonso, A M ^a   Oliveira, P J ^b   Pinho, F T ^a   Alves, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

complex fluids; low Reynolds number flows; viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FREQUENCY DOUBLERS; ITERATIVE METHODS; NON NEWTONIAN LIQUIDS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RHEOLOGY; STEADY FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOUS FLOW;

ABRUPT CONTRACTIONS; COMPLEX FLUIDS; LOW REYNOLDS NUMBER FLOW; NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS; OLDROYD-B CONSTITUTIVE EQUATION; TIME-DEPENDENT SOLUTIONS; TWO DIMENSIONAL (2 D); VORTEX ENHANCEMENTS;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EDDY; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; REYNOLDS NUMBER; STEADY FLOW; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; TWO-DIMENSIONAL FLOW; UNSTEADY FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY; VORTICITY;

EID: 79959203942     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/jfm.2011.84     Document Type: Article

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