Numerical Methods for Viscoelastic Fluid Flows

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2021

Authors

Manuel M. Alves (Author) FEUP; P. J. Oliveira (Author) Other; Fernando Tavares de Pinho (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

Vol. 62

Pages: 509-541

ISSN: 0066-4189

Publisher: Annual Reviews, inc.

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Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00T-A6A

DOI: 10.1146/annurev-fluid-010719-060107

Abstract (EN): Complex fluids exist in nature and are continually engineered for specific applications involving the addition of macromolecules to a solvent, among other means. This imparts viscoelasticity to the fluid, a property responsible for various flow instabilities and major modifications to the fluid dynamics. Recent developments in the numerical methods for the simulation of viscoelastic fluid flows, described by continuum-level differential constitutive equations, are surveyed, with a particular emphasis on the finite-volume method. This method is briefly described, and the main benchmark flows currently used in computational rheology to assess the performance of numerical methods are presented. Outstanding issues in numerical methods and novel and challenging applications of viscoelastic fluids, some of which require further developments in numerical methods, are discussed.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 33