Flow of low viscosity Boger fluids through a microfluidic hyperbolic contraction

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 166, Issue 21-22, 2011, Pages 1286-1296

  Campo Deaño, Laura ^a   Galindo Rosales, Francisco J ^a   Pinho, Fernando T ^a   Alves, Manuel A ^a   Oliveira, Mónica S N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Boger fluids; Contraction expansion flow; Extensional flow; Microfluidics; Relaxation time; Rheology

Indexed keywords

BOGER FLUIDS; CENTERLINES; CONTRACTION-EXPANSION FLOW; DILUTE AQUEOUS SOLUTION; EXTENSIONAL FLOWS; FLOWTHROUGH; LOW VISCOSITY; MICROFLUIDIC GEOMETRY; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; RHEOLOGICAL DATA; RHEOLOGICAL TEST; SHEAR RATES;

ELASTICITY; FLUIDS; MICROFLUIDICS; RELAXATION TIME; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR VISCOSITY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VISUALIZATION;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 80053287654     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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