Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.80, No.3, 495-498, 2002
Linear viscoelasticity and stress growth in blood
This note complements a previous publication where we used first order kinetics to describe biofluid behavior, especially blood, in the cases of simple shear flow, hysteresis and yield stress. Here, we extend the model and consider the viscoelastic properties of blood. Specifically, we look at small amplitude oscillatory flow and stress growth. Successful comparisons of model predictions with blood data are produced.