Robustness of pulsating jet-like layers in sheared nano-rod dispersions

DOI10.1016/j.jnnfm.2008.06.003zbMath1274.76025OpenAlexW2001493933MaRDI QIDQ376967

Sebastian Heidenreich, Ruhai Zhou, Xiao-Feng Yang, Siegfried Hess, M. Gregory Forest

Publication date: 6 November 2013

Published in: Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377025708001122?np=y

zbMATH Keywords

numerical simulationshear flowstructure formationnematic polymers

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Non-Newtonian fluids (76A05) Statistical mechanics of polymers (82D60) Suspensions (76T20)

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