Inhomogeneous Flow of Wormlike Micelles: Predictions of the Generalized BMP Model with Normal Stresses

In this work, we examine the shear-banding flow in polymer-like micellar solutions with the generalized Bautista-Manero-Puig (BMP) model. The couplings between flow, structural parameters, and diffusion naturally arise in this model, derived from the extended irreversible thermodynamics (EIT) formal...

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Main Authors: J. Paulo García-Sandoval, Fernando Bautista, Jorge E. Puig, Octavio Manero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Fluids
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2311-5521/4/1/45