NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF VISCOELASTIC MATERIALS

Numerical Simulation of Elastic, Viscoelastic, and Granular Materials

of the Dissertation Numerical Simulation of Elastic, Viscoelastic, and Granular Materials

Numerical simulation of a rising bubble in viscoelastic fluids

In this paper we discuss simulation techniques for a rising bubble in viscoelastic fluids via numerical methods based on high order FEM. A level set approach based on the work in [9] is used for interface tracking between the bubble and the surrounding fluid. The two matters obey the Newtonian and the Oldroyd-B constitutive law in the case of a viscoelastic fluid while the flow model is given b...

Numerical simulation of 3D viscoelastic flows with free surfaces

Brownian Dynamics of Viscoelastic Materials

A unifying theoretical framework for analyzing stochastic data from single-particle tracking (SPT) in viscoelastic materials is presented. A generalization of the bead-spring model for linear polymers is developed from a molecular point of view and from the standpoint of phenomenological linear viscoelasticity. The hydrodynamic interaction in the former is identiied as the dashpots in the latte...

Nonparametric identification of viscoelastic materials

Viscoelastic materials can today be found in a wide range of practical applications. In order to make efficient use of these materials in construction, it is of importance to know how they behave when subjected to dynamic load. Characterization of viscoelastic materials is therefore an important topic, that has received a lot of attention over the years. This thesis treats different nonparametr...