Numerical methods for viscoelastic fluid flows

MA Alves, PJ Oliveira, FT Pinho - Annual Review of Fluid …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Complex fluids exist in nature and are continually engineered for specific applications
involving the addition of macromolecules to a solvent, among other means. This imparts …

A comparison of stabilisation approaches for finite-volume simulation of viscoelastic fluid flow

X Chen, H Marschall, M Schäfer… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
In this work we compare different stabilisation approaches currently used in the simulation of
viscoelastic fluid flow. These approaches are: the both-sides diffusion, the positive …

Vortex behavior of the Oldroyd-B fluid in the 4-1 planar contraction simulated with the streamfunction–log-conformation formulation

R Comminal, JH Hattel, MA Alves… - Journal of Non-Newtonian …, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present numerical solutions of the Oldroyd-B fluid flowing through a 4: 1
planar contraction, for Weissenberg numbers (Wi) up to 20. The incompressible viscoelastic …

Effect of contraction ratio upon viscoelastic flow in contractions: The axisymmetric case

MSN Oliveira, PJ Oliveira, FT Pinho… - Journal of Non-Newtonian …, 2007 - Elsevier
A comprehensive numerical study of the effects of the contraction ratio upon viscoelastic flow
through axisymmetric contractions was carried out. Six contraction ratios were examined …

Finite volume simulation of viscoelastic laminar flow in a lid-driven cavity

K Yapici, B Karasozen, Y Uludag - Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid …, 2009 - Elsevier
A finite volume technique is presented for the numerical solution of steady laminar flow of
Oldroyd-B fluid in a lid-driven square cavity over a wide range of Reynolds and …

High-resolution finite element simulation of 4: 1 planar contraction flow of viscoelastic fluid

JM Kim, C Kim, JH Kim, C Chung, KH Ahn… - Journal of non-newtonian …, 2005 - Elsevier
In this work, we present high-resolution solutions for viscoelastic 4: 1 planar contraction flow
problems using a transient finite element method based on the fractional step method (FSM) …

Die-swell, splashing drop and a numerical technique for solving the Oldroyd B model for axisymmetric free surface flows

MF Tomé, L Grossi, A Castelo, JA Cuminato… - Journal of non …, 2007 - Elsevier
This work deals with the development of a numerical method for simulating viscoelastic
axisymmetric free surface flow of an Oldroyd B fluid. A novel formulation is developed for the …

Planar sudden symmetric expansion flows and bifurcation phenomena of purely viscous shear-thinning fluids

P Ternik - Journal of non-newtonian fluid mechanics, 2009 - Elsevier
The goal of a present study is to investigate the effects of the generalized Newtonian fluids
on the threshold of the transition from flow symmetry to its asymmetry for the flow through a …

Structural mechanics of flexible baffle used in enhancing heat transfer of power law fluids in channel-trapezoidal cavity

DT Yaseen, MA Ismael - Experimental Techniques, 2023 - Springer
Recent studies have proven the reliability of using flexible baffles in enhancing the rate of
energy exchange in non-Newtonian fluids. The current study focuses on the deflection and …

Numerical simulation of viscoelastic fluid flows using a robust FVM framework on triangular grid

W Zhou, J Ouyang, X Wang, J Su, B Yang - Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper presents a robust finite volume method (FVM) framework on unstructured
triangular grid for simulating the viscoelastic flow of Oldroyd-B fluid. In order to enhance the …