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Nonlinear Reynolds equations for non-Newtonian thin-film fluid flows over a rough boundary

Analysis of PDEs 2017-12-19 v1

Abstract

We consider a non-Newtonian fluid flow in a thin domain with thickness ηε\eta_\varepsilon and an oscillating top boundary of period ε\varepsilon. The flow is described by the 3D incompressible Navier-Stokes system with a nonlinear viscosity, being a power of the shear rate (power law) of flow index pp, with 9/5p<+9/5\leq p<+\infty. We consider the limit when the thickness tends to zero and we prove that the three characteristic regimes for Newtonian fluids are still valid for non-Newtonian fluids, i.e. Stokes roughness (ηεε\eta_\varepsilon\approx \varepsilon), Reynolds roughness (ηεε\eta_\varepsilon\ll \varepsilon) and high-frequency roughness (ηεε\eta_\varepsilon\gg \varepsilon) regime. Moreover, we obtain different nonlinear Reynolds type equations in each case.

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@article{arxiv.1712.06005,
  title  = {Nonlinear Reynolds equations for non-Newtonian thin-film fluid flows over a rough boundary},
  author = {María Anguiano and Francisco J. Suárez-Grau},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.06005},
  year   = {2017}
}

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