Toward a deeper understanding of turbulence in elastoviscoplastic fluids

Dissipation in a Newtonian fluid (left) and an elastoviscoplastic fluid (right). Solid regions are shown in grayscale and liquid regions are shown in color. Credit: OIST

Three-dimensional simulations shed light on how energy dissipates within non-Newtonian fluids (fluids in which viscosity depend on the shear rate.) The result is valuable in the context of disaster forecasting and the management of industrial production.

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