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A squeeze flow of a viscoplastic fluid through a narrow clearance between two coaxial surfaces of revolution is considered. The problem is described by boundary-layer equations. With the use of the method of integral approaches, formulas for the pressure distribution are obtained. Generally, the flow of viscoplastic fluids given by the nonlinear Shulman model is considered. The flows of viscoplastic fluids given by the Herschel, Bulkley, Bingham, Ostwald-de Waele, and Newton models are discussed in detail. Numerical examples of pressure distributions in the clearance between parallel disks are presented.
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Walicki, E., Walicka, A. Inertia Effects in Squeeze Flows of Viscoplastic Fluids. Mechanics of Composite Materials 37, 347–356 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012396904427
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