Theory and simulation of micronolar fluid dynamics

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part N: Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems

Volumn 224, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 31-39

  Chen, J ^a   Liang, C ^a   Lee, J D ^a  

^a The George Washington University   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational micropolar fluid dynamics (CMFD); Finite difference method; Microfluidics; Micropolar fluid dynamics (MFD); Projection method; Time centre split method (TCSM)

Indexed keywords

COUETTE; DISCRETIZATION SCHEME; EXACT SOLUTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE; HAGEN-POISEUILLE FLOW; MICROPOLAR FLUIDS; NANO SCALE; NUMERICAL SCHEME; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PROJECTION METHOD; SECOND-ORDER ACCURACY; TIME-CENTRE SPLIT METHOD (TCSM);

DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; MICROFLUIDICS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS;

EID: 80052869568     PISSN: 17403499     EISSN: 20413092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1740349911400132     Document Type: Article

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