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Purely Elastic Flow Asymmetries

dc.contributor.authorPoole, R. J.
dc.contributor.authorAlves, M. A.
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, Paulo J.
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-28T10:07:34Z
dc.date.available2010-04-28T10:07:34Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractUsing a numerical technique we demonstrate that the flow of the simplest differential viscoelastic fluid model (i.e., the upper-convected Maxwell model) goes through a bifurcation to a steady asymmetric state when flowing in a perfectly symmetric ‘‘cross-slot’’ geometry. We show that this asymmetry is purely elastic in nature and that the effect of inertia is a stabilizing one. Our results are in qualitative agreement with very recent experimental visualizations of a similar flow in the microfluidic apparatus of Arratia et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 144502 (2006)].pt
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/634
dc.languageeng
dc.subjectElastic instabilitiespt
dc.subjectBifurcationpt
dc.subjectCross-slotpt
dc.subjectUCM modelpt
dc.titlePurely Elastic Flow Asymmetriespt
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.issueVol. 99, No. 16, 164503pt
oaire.citation.titlePhysical Review Letterspt
person.familyNamePoole
person.familyNameAlves
person.familyNameOliveira
person.givenNameRobert
person.givenNameManuel
person.givenNamePaulo J.
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