In this article, we are interested in the behavior of the FENE (Finitely
Extensible Non-Linear Elastic), a constitutive relation within an almost shear
flow. As this relation results from a microscopic analysis of the polymer
chains, the study presented here is based on new results from the Fokker-Planck
equation. Thin flows are generally considered like almost one-dimensional flows
and almost shear flows. The study of the FENE model makes it possible to
understand which could be the dominant terms in the equations coupling this
rheology (the FENE model) and the hydrodynamic (via the conservation equations).
Some possible examples of applications are given at the end of this article, for
example, in the field of lubrication, the phenomena of boundary layers, the
industry of the nanotechnology, biology or Shallow-Water equations.
@article{1257170936,
author = {Chupin, Laurent},
title = {The FENE Model for Viscoelastic Thin Film Flows},
journal = {Methods Appl. Anal.},
volume = {16},
number = {1},
year = {2009},
pages = { 217-262},
language = {en},
url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/1257170936}
}
Chupin, Laurent. The FENE Model for Viscoelastic Thin Film Flows. Methods Appl. Anal., Tome 16 (2009) no. 1, pp. 217-262. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/1257170936/