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Finite element simulation of viscoelastic fluids of the integral type

1985; Elsevier BV; Volume: 17; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0377-0257(85)80013-6

1873-2631

Sylvain Dupont, J.M. Marchal, M. J. Crochet,

Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows

In the present paper, we develop an algorithm for calculating the steady flow of viscoelastic fluids of the integral type. The calculation is based upon a simple integration of the strains along the streamlines, and the method remains valid for arbitrary elements. The technique is applied to the flow of a Maxwell fluid through a wedge and to the calculation of the hole-pressure error for the Doi-Edwards fluid.