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Mathematical Models of Viscoelastic Fluids: Wormlike Micelles
Modeling challenges in describing flows of viscoelastic (polymer) solutions will be described as well as the physical measurements that support the modeling process and that indicate the need for model predictions. Special attention will be given to flows of "living polymers", that is wormlike micelles. Both kinetic theory and network theory will be introduced, with some inclusion of and description of reptation theory. The challenges of solving the resulting nonlinear partial differential equation system in an inhomogeneous flow will be described.
Thursday, November 3, 2005, 245 Altgeld Hall, 4:00 p.m.
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