Stable core-annular flows of viscoelastic fluids using the visco-plastic lubrication technique

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 166, Issue 23-24, 2011, Pages 1356-1368

  Hormozi, S ^a   Martinez, D M ^a   Frigaard, I A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Stable multilayer flows; Visco elastic fluids; Visco plastic lubrication; Yield stress fluids

Indexed keywords

CARBOPOL; CORE-ANNULAR FLOW; DEVELOPING FLOW; ELASTIC INSTABILITIES; FLUID STREAMS; INTERFACIAL MIXING; LUBRICATING FLUIDS; MULTILAYER FLOW; NEWTONIANS; NORMAL STRESS; STABILIZING EFFECTS; VISCO-ELASTIC FLUID; VISCO-PLASTIC LUBRICATION; VISCOELASTIC CORES; YIELD STRESS FLUIDS;

ELASTICITY; FLUIDS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LUBRICATION; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SECONDARY FLOW; YIELD STRESS;

INLET FLOW;

EID: 80054964143     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2011.08.013     Document Type: Article

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