Start-up of a strongly extensional flow of a dilute polymer solution (Q1340691)
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Start-up of a strongly extensional flow of a dilute polymer solution (English)
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26 January 1995
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We consider an impulsively started flow of a dilute monodisperse polymer solution for which the Reynolds number is low but the Weissenberg number may be large. The polymers are modelled as linear-locked dumbbells, and the aspect ratio of the flow geometry (a `cross-slot') is taken to be sufficiently large that lubrication methods can be applied. The flow is computed using a novel mixed Lagrangian-Eulerian formulation that is particularly well suited to the asymptotic method. The numerical method is checked by comparing its results with known expressions for steady extensional flows.
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stagnation point
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birefringent strand approximation
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Reynolds number
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Weissenberg number
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linear-locked dumbbells
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lubrication
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mixed Lagrangian-Eulerian formulation
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asymptotic method
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