The Role of Elasticity in the Vortex Formation in Polymeric Flow around a Sharp Bend

Fluid dynamic simulations using the FENE-P model of polymer physics are compared to those of an incompressible Newtonian fluid base case in order to understand the role of elasticity in the formation of vortices in a 90° bend narrow channel. The analysis bridges the flow behavior of a purely elastic...

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Main Authors: Brian Wojcik, Jason LaRuez, Michael Cromer, Larry A. Villasmil Urdaneta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/14/6588