On the Response of a Herschel–Bulkley Fluid Due to a Moving Plate
- National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA (United States); National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Morgantown, WV (United States). Support Contractor
- National Energy Technology Lab. (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
In this paper, we study the boundary-layer flow of a Herschel–Bulkley fluid due to a moving plate; this problem has been experimentally investigated by others, where the fluid was assumed to be Carbopol, which has similar properties to cement. The computational fluid dynamics finite volume method from the open-source toolbox/library OpenFOAM is used on structured quad grids to solve the mass and the linear momentum conservation equations using the solver “overInterDyMFoam” customized with non-Newtonian viscosity libraries. The governing equations are solved numerically by using regularization methods in the context of the overset meshing technique. The results indicate that there is a good comparison between the experimental data and the simulations. The boundary layer thicknesses are predicted within the uncertainties of the measurements. The simulations indicate strong sensitivities to the rheological properties of the fluid.
- Research Organization:
- National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV, and Albany, OR (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)
- OSTI ID:
- 1983132
- Journal Information:
- Polymers, Journal Name: Polymers Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 14; ISSN 2073-4360
- Publisher:
- MDPICopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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