[HTML][HTML] Mobilization of trapped oil droplet in porous media through viscoelasticity
Viscoelastic fluids flowing through porous media have been shown to provide improvements
in oil displacement efficiency resulting from a favorable mobility ratio. In this study, we …
in oil displacement efficiency resulting from a favorable mobility ratio. In this study, we …
Pore-scale hydrodynamics of non-Newtonian power-law fluids across a partially blocked porous medium in a confined channel
Transport of non-Newtonian fluids in porous media is pervasive in many natural and
industrial applications. However, capturing the rheological behaviors of fluids by direct …
industrial applications. However, capturing the rheological behaviors of fluids by direct …
Influence of fluid rheology on multistability in the unstable flow of polymer solutions through pore constriction arrays
Diverse chemical, energy, environmental, and industrial processes involve the flow of
polymer solutions in porous media. The accumulation and dissipation of elastic stresses as …
polymer solutions in porous media. The accumulation and dissipation of elastic stresses as …
Preserving large-scale features in simulations of elastic turbulence
Simulations of elastic turbulence, the chaotic flow of highly elastic and inertialess polymer
solutions, are plagued by numerical difficulties: the chaotically advected polymer …
solutions, are plagued by numerical difficulties: the chaotically advected polymer …
[HTML][HTML] The interplay of plasticity and elasticity in elastoviscoplastic flows in wavy channels
Elastoviscoplastic (EVP) fluids, which exhibit both solid-like and liquid-like behaviors
depending on the applied stress, are critical in industrial processes involving complex …
depending on the applied stress, are critical in industrial processes involving complex …
[HTML][HTML] A mesh-free framework for high-order simulations of viscoelastic flows in complex geometries
The accurate and stable simulation of viscoelastic flows remains a significant computational
challenge, exacerbated for flows in non-trivial and practical geometries. Here we present a …
challenge, exacerbated for flows in non-trivial and practical geometries. Here we present a …
Influence of plasticity on inertialess viscoelastic instabilities in elongational flow regimes
Many important practical applications involving porous media, cosmetics, biological
systems, and food processing involve the transport of non-Newtonian fluids, which possess …
systems, and food processing involve the transport of non-Newtonian fluids, which possess …
Polymer scission and molecular weight prediction in continuous abrupt contraction–expansion microchannel
G Yin, Y Nakamura, H Suzuki, F Lequeux… - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
This study conducted a two-dimensional numerical simulation of flow in continuous abrupt
contraction–expansion microchannel, using experimental measurements as input …
contraction–expansion microchannel, using experimental measurements as input …
Effects of contraction ratio of continuous abrupt contraction–expansion microchannels on flow regime of polyethyleneoxide solutions affected by memory and scission …
G Yin, Y Nakamura, H Suzuki, F Lequeux… - Physics of Fluids, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
This study experimentally observed the flow regime transitions of polyethylene oxide
solutions in continuous abrupt contraction–expansion microchannels with different …
solutions in continuous abrupt contraction–expansion microchannels with different …
Stagnation points at grain contacts generate an elastic flow instability in 3D porous media
Many environmental, energy, and industrial processes involve the flow of polymer solutions
in three-dimensional (3D) porous media where fluid is confined to navigate through complex …
in three-dimensional (3D) porous media where fluid is confined to navigate through complex …