Abstract
A recently introduced variational method (Sochi, Rheol Acta 53:15–22, 2014) has been used to obtain flow profiles for generalised Newtonian fluids in steady rectilinear flow. This Comment examines the relationship between this variational method and the dynamical equations for such flows.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 657-659 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Rheologica Acta |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Early online date | 31 May 2015 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jul 2015 |
Keywords
- non-Newtonian flow
- flow profiles
- generalised Newtonian fluid
- variational method