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Title: Algorithm for the simulation of transient viscoelastic flows with free surfaces

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6199107

We propose a numerical procedure for solving a class of transient viscoelastic flows with free surfaces. It is based on a Galerkin/Finite Element technique on deforming elements combined with a predictor-corrector scheme. The method is applied to the analysis of jet breakup caused by capillary forces. Non-linear effects known to experimentalists are predicted and a detailed comparison with asymptotic results is carried out.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
6199107
Report Number(s):
LBL-18469; ON: DE85002713
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English