Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics, Vol.60, No.2-3, 349-355, 1995
A LOWER-BOUND FOR THE INVARIANTS OF THE CONFIGURATION TENSOR FOR SOME WELL-KNOWN DIFFERENTIAL MODELS
A method is given to determine lower bounds for the invariants of a configuration tensor in 3D flows. For some well-known differential models these lower bounds are given. Except for the Giesekus and the FENE-P model, the lower bounds are the values in equilibrium.
Keywords:FLOW