Motion of a power-law long drop in a capillary tube filled by a Newtonian fluid

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 72, Issue , 2012, Pages 126-141

  Thompson, Roney L ^a   Soares, Edson J ^b  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Finite Element Method; Flow regimes; Interfacial forces; Non Newtonian drop; Oil recovery; Residual mass fraction

Indexed keywords

FLOW REGIMES; INTERFACIAL FORCES; NON-NEWTONIAN DROPS; OIL RECOVERIES; RESIDUAL MASS;

CALCIUM; CAPILLARITY; CAPILLARY TUBES; DROPS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POLYMER BLENDS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VELOCITY;

NON NEWTONIAN FLOW;

EID: 84863396779     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2011.12.027     Document Type: Article

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