2D numerical simulation of tear film dynamics: effects of shear-thinning properties

DOI10.1016/J.EUROMECHFLU.2021.09.001zbMath1487.76011OpenAlexW3199688030MaRDI QIDQ2058294

Aimad Koulali, Faïçal Nait Bouda, Hamza Mehdaoui, Hamid Ait Abderrahmane, Sofiane Hamani

Publication date: 7 December 2021

Published in: European Journal of Mechanics. B. Fluids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechflu.2021.09.001

zbMATH Keywords

volume-of-fluid methodcurved substratedry eye syndromeshear-thinning Cross fluid modelsoftware package Ansys-FLUENT-17.0tear film breakup

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Non-Newtonian fluids (76A05) Thin fluid films (76A20) Physiological flows (76Z05) Basic methods in fluid mechanics (76M99)

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