Numerical Study of Shear Banding in Flows of Fluids Governed by the Rolie-Poly Two-Fluid Model via Stabilized Finite Volume Methods

The flow of viscoelastic fluids may, under certain conditions, exhibit shear-banding characteristics that result from their susceptibility to unusual flow instabilities. In this work, we explore both the existing shear banding mechanisms in the literature, namely; constitutive instabilities and flow...

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Main Authors: Jade Gesare Abuga, Tiri Chinyoka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Processes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/8/7/810