Polymer conformations and hysteretic stresses in nonstationary flows of polymer solutions
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EPL - Europhysics Letters. 2009-05-12, vol. 86, n° 3, p. 34002
European Physical Society/EDP Sciences/Società Italiana di Fisica/IOP Publishing
Résumé en anglais
The low Reynolds number flow of a polymer solution around a cylinder engenders a nonlinear drag force vs. the flow velocity. A velocity quench of such a flow gives rise to a long time relaxation and hysteresis of the stress ...Lire la suite >