Benchmark Problems I: Contraction Flows
The following sections are included:
Vortex Growth Dynamics
Boger fluids - observed flow transitions
Boger fluids - effects of changes of geometry
Concentrated polymer solutions and melts - observed flow transitions
Concentrated polymer solutions and melts - effects of change of geometry
Vortex Growth Mechanisms
Experimental work
Numerical studies
Numerical Simulation
Comparisons with experiments
Benchmarking numerical methods