T. Pryer

A finite element method for a non-Newtonian dilute polymer fluid

We study the discretisation of a uniaxial (rank-one) reduction of   the Oldroyd--B model for dilute polymer solutions, in which the   conformation tensor is represented as $\sig=\vec b\otimes\vec   b$. Building on structural analogies with magnetohydrodynamics   (MHD), we formulate a finite element framework compat...