Finite element approximation of the viscoelastic flow problem: A non-residual based stabilized formulation

•A mixed three-field formulation of viscoelastic flows is presented.•Stabilized formulations based on the VMS framework are proposed.•The benefits of the term-by-term stabilization are explained and tested.•The numerical analysis of the stationary and linearized problem is presented.•The formulation...

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