Development of the drag coefficient of a sphere translating through a viscoelastic fluid

Presentation at 15th OpenFOAM Workshop, June 22-25, 2020, Arlington, VA, USA

Advanced polymer simulation and processing

[Excerpt] Polymer processing techniques are of paramount importance in the manufacture of polymer parts. The key focus is on producing parts with the desired quality, which usually refers to mechanical performance, dimensional conformity, and appearance. To maximize the overall efficiency of polymer processing techniques, advanced modeling codes are needed along with experimental setups to simulate and optimize the processes. [...]This research was funded by FEDER through the COMPETE 2020 Programme and National Funds through FCT-Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology under the projects UIDB/05256/2020 and UIDP/05256/2020. It was also funded by FCT through CMAT (Centre of Mathematics of the University of Minho) through projects UIDB/00013/2020 and UIDP/00013/2020