João Nóbrega

Dr. João Nóbrega

Institute for Polymers and Composites, Polymer Engineering Department, University of Minho, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal;
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Academic Career Length

28Years (1999-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 May 2012 in Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
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Luís Lima FerrásLuís Lima Ferrás
Luís Lima Ferrás
JNJoão Nóbrega
João Nóbrega
FPF.T. Pinho
F.T. Pinho

1 September 2013 in Sensors and Actuators A: Physical
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AMA.R. Mota
A.R. Mota
LDLeonardo Tomazeli Duarte
Leonardo Tomazeli Duarte
DRD. Rodrigues
D. Rodrigues
AMA.C. Martins
A.C. Martins
AMAna Machado
Ana Machado
Carlos FonsecaCarlos Fonseca
Carlos Fonseca


1 September 2016 in Physics of Fluids
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Luís Lima FerrásLuís Lima Ferrás
Luís Lima Ferrás
Alexandre AfonsoAlexandre Afonso
Alexandre Afonso
MAManuel A. Alves
Manuel A. Alves
JNJoão Nóbrega
João Nóbrega
FPF. T. Pinho
F. T. Pinho
In this work, we present a series of solutions for combined electro-osmotic and pressure-driven flows of viscoelastic fluids in microchannels. The solutions are semi-analytical, a feature made possible by the use of the Debye–Hückel approximation for the electrokinetic fields, thus restricted to cases with small electric double-layers, in which the distance between the microfluidic device walls is at least one order of magnitude larger than the electric double-layer thickness. To describe the complex fluid rheology, several viscoelastic differential constitutive models were used, namely, the simplified Phan-Thien–Tanner model with linear, quadratic or exponential kernel for the stress coefficient function, the Johnson-Segalman model, and the Giesekus model. The results obtained illustrate the effects of the Weissenberg number, the Johnson-Segalman slip parameter, the Giesekus mobility parameter, and the relative strengths of the electro-osmotic and pressure gradient-driven forcings on the dynamics of these viscoelastic flows.

4 August 2015 in Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis
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Luís Lima FerrásLuís Lima Ferrás
Luís Lima Ferrás
NFNeville J. Ford
Neville J. Ford
MMMaria Luísa Morgado
Maria Luísa Morgado
JNJoão Nóbrega
João Nóbrega
Magda RebeloMagda Rebelo
Magda Rebelo

1 March 2012 in Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics
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Luís Lima FerrásLuís Lima Ferrás
Luís Lima Ferrás
JNJoão Nóbrega
João Nóbrega
FPFernando T. Pinho
Fernando T. Pinho