Brownian Dynamics Simulation for Fully-Developed Flow of Dilute Polymer Solution through a Parallel-Plate Channel

Abstract

The effect of the Weissenberg number on a fully-developed flow of dilute polymer solution is numerically examined using Brownian dynamics simulation. The results demonstrate the ability of a mesoscopic approach to predict accurate results in a viscoelastic flow problem using a kinetic theory model: a FENS dumbbell model.