Analytical approximation to the flow of a sPTT fluid through a planar hyperbolic contraction

Autor: Karen Y. Pérez-Salas, S. Sánchez, Gabriel Ascanio, J.P. Aguayo
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics. 272:104160
ISSN: 0377-0257
Popis: The flow of a viscoelastic model fluid through a planar hyperbolic contraction is studied in the present work. Due to the non-constant flow area, pressure drop and velocity profiles for such a flow are obtained using the appropriate criteria based on the lubrication approximation theory. In this context, the non-Newtonian behavior is represented by the simplified Phan-Thien/Tanner model. As the main result from this work, a generalized solution for the flow field is determined, which is tested here for a hyperbolic contraction, but it can be applied for a variety of geometries by replacing the corresponding function giving the flow area. The resulting profiles are compared with a finite differences numerical scheme, showing a good agreement. In addition, the apparent extensional rate for a hyperbolic contraction device is also approximated by the solution presented here and, a generalization of the analytic solution in terms of Taylor series which allows representing non-linear versions of the Phan-Thien/Tanner model is included.
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