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Autori principali: Lin, Yuan, Lin, Peiwen, Liang, Yixuan, Pan, Dingyi
Natura: Preprint
Pubblicazione: 2025
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.03857
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author Lin, Yuan
Lin, Peiwen
Liang, Yixuan
Pan, Dingyi
author_facet Lin, Yuan
Lin, Peiwen
Liang, Yixuan
Pan, Dingyi
contents The rheology of suspensions with meso-scaled particles [with size of $O(10^2)\ \text{nm}$ to $O(10)\ μ\text{m}$] is intriguing since significant non-Newtonian behaviors are widely observed although the thermal fluctuation (Brownain motion) of the meso-scaled particles is negligible. Here, we show that the linear constitutive relation for such systems fails due to a flow-induced particle aggregation, which originates from the inherent inter-particle interactions, e.g., the weakly adhesive van der Waals interaction. This accounts for the temporal evolution of the rheological property in both steady and oscillatory shear flows. A dimensionless number that measures the importance of the hydrodynamic interaction in shear flow with respect to the inter-particle interaction, {is} proposed, through which the non-linear constitutive relation for suspensions with various particle sizes, particle concentrations, as well as flow conditions could be unified. This investigation bridge \mdf{the gap between micro- and macro-scaled suspension systems} and make the rheology of the meso-scaled suspensions predictable.
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spellingShingle Unifying shear thinning behaviors of meso-scaled particle suspensions
Lin, Yuan
Lin, Peiwen
Liang, Yixuan
Pan, Dingyi
Soft Condensed Matter
The rheology of suspensions with meso-scaled particles [with size of $O(10^2)\ \text{nm}$ to $O(10)\ μ\text{m}$] is intriguing since significant non-Newtonian behaviors are widely observed although the thermal fluctuation (Brownain motion) of the meso-scaled particles is negligible. Here, we show that the linear constitutive relation for such systems fails due to a flow-induced particle aggregation, which originates from the inherent inter-particle interactions, e.g., the weakly adhesive van der Waals interaction. This accounts for the temporal evolution of the rheological property in both steady and oscillatory shear flows. A dimensionless number that measures the importance of the hydrodynamic interaction in shear flow with respect to the inter-particle interaction, {is} proposed, through which the non-linear constitutive relation for suspensions with various particle sizes, particle concentrations, as well as flow conditions could be unified. This investigation bridge \mdf{the gap between micro- and macro-scaled suspension systems} and make the rheology of the meso-scaled suspensions predictable.
title Unifying shear thinning behaviors of meso-scaled particle suspensions
topic Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.03857