Numerical simulation of the start-up of Bingham fluid flows in pipelines

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 165, Issue 19-20, 2010, Pages 1114-1128

  de Oliveira, Gabriel M ^a   Rocha, Leandro L Vieira da ^a   Franco, Admilson T ^a   Negrão, Cezar O R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bingham fluid; Mathematical model; Numerical simulation; Start up flow; Transient compressible flow

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; ANNULAR PIPE; BINGHAM FLUID; FIRST-ORDER; FRICTION FACTORS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; MODEL RESULTS; MOMENTUM CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; NON-LINEAR; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; START-UP FLOW; START-UPS; STATE EQUATIONS; TRANSIENT FLOW; UP-WIND SCHEME; VISCOUS EFFECT;

ALGEBRA; ASPECT RATIO; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; EQUATIONS OF STATE; FLOW SIMULATION; FLUIDS; LEAKAGE (FLUID); LINEAR EQUATIONS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 80054909212     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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