Moment closure for FENE models of complex fluids
Qiang Du · PAMM · 2007
Abstract In this talk, we present some joint work with current and former colleagues at Penn State (C. Liu, P. Yu and Y. Hyon) on moment closure approximations of multiscale complex fluid models. Moment closure not only provides a computationally feasible approach to simulate many multiscale phenomena but also offers insight to the understanding of the underlying physical processes. We will discuss some of our recent works on developing systematic moment closure models for micromacro FENE models of complex fluids and demonstrate their effectiveness for a wide range of parameter regimes. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)