Derivation of Two-Fluid Model Based on Onsager Principle.
Jiajia ZhouMasao DoiPublished in: Entropy (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
Using the Onsager variational principle, we study the dynamic coupling between the stress and the composition in a polymer solution. In the original derivation of the two-fluid model of Doi and Onuki the polymer stress was introduced a priori ; therefore, a constitutive equation is required to close the equations. Based on our previous study of viscoelastic fluids with homogeneous composition, we start with a dumbbell model for the polymer, and derive all dynamic equations using the Onsager variational principle.