Numerical simulations of the rheology of suspensions of rigid spheres at low volume fraction in a viscoelastic fluid under shear

Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 233, Issue , 2016, Pages 181-197

  Yang, Mengfei ^a   Krishnan, Sreenath ^a   Shaqfeh, Eric S G ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Giesekus; Viscoelastic suspension; Viscometric functions

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FLUID DYNAMICS; FORECASTING; HYDRODYNAMICS; NUMERICAL MODELS; SHEAR FLOW; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT; VOLUME FRACTION;

2-D NUMERICAL SIMULATION; GIESEKUS; HYDRODYNAMIC INTERACTION; NORMAL STRESS DIFFERENCE; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; SHEAR-THICKENING BEHAVIOR; VISCOELASTIC SUSPENSIONS; VISCOMETRIC FUNCTIONS;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 84975142434     PISSN: 03770257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnnfm.2016.05.004     Document Type: Article

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