Rheology

Fluid Dynamics / rheology.yaml
7 records
3 sections
rheology 2 fluids 3 turbulence 2

rheology

Item 1
model
Power Law
equation
tau = K * (gamma_dot)^n
parameters (2)

K (Consistency index), n (Flow behavior index)

Item 2
model
Bingham Plastic
equation
tau = tau_y + mu_p * gamma_dot
parameters (2)

tau_y (Yield stress), mu_p (Plastic viscosity)

fluids

NameTypeBehaviorApprox ViscosityViscosity 20C
Blood Non-Newtonian Shear-thinning 3-4 cP
Paint Non-Newtonian Thixotropic
Water Newtonian 1.0016 mPa*s

turbulence

Item 1
model
k-epsilon
constants
C mu
0.09
sigma k
1
sigma epsilon
1.3
C1 epsilon
1.44
C2 epsilon
1.92
Item 2
model
k-omega
constants
alpha
5/9
beta
3/40
beta star
0.09
sigma
0.5
sigma star
0.5