Influence of elastic tube deformation on flow behavior of a shear thinning fluid

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 75, Issue , 2012, Pages 445-455

  Nahar, S ^a   Jeelani, S A K ^a   Windhab, E J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Computer tomography; Elastic tube; Image analysis; Intestinal flow; Shear thinning fluid; Ultrasound Doppler velocimetry

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; ELASTIC TUBES; INTESTINAL FLOW; SHEAR THINNING FLUIDS; ULTRASOUND DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY;

FLOW FIELDS; FLOW RATE; FLUID DYNAMICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; RIVERS; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR THINNING; TOMOGRAPHY; VELOCITY; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 84859936064     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.03.051     Document Type: Article

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