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Main Authors: Heitmeier, Linnea, Voigtmann, Thomas
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.08611
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author Heitmeier, Linnea
Voigtmann, Thomas
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Voigtmann, Thomas
contents We investigate the interface of a glass-forming fluid showing non-Newtonian rheology. By applying shear flow in the interface, we detect that the surface tension depends on the shear rate. Importantly, the standard way of determining surface tension from the pressure drop across the interface gives rise to an effective surface tension in the non-Newtonian fluid that mixes bulk and interface properties. We show how the pressure anisotropy can be used to clearly define the bulk and interface regions and extract a genuine shear-rate dependent surface tension. The results have implications for measurement techniques related to interfacial rheology of complex fluids.
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spellingShingle Shear-Rate Dependent Surface Tension of Glass-Forming Fluids
Heitmeier, Linnea
Voigtmann, Thomas
Soft Condensed Matter
We investigate the interface of a glass-forming fluid showing non-Newtonian rheology. By applying shear flow in the interface, we detect that the surface tension depends on the shear rate. Importantly, the standard way of determining surface tension from the pressure drop across the interface gives rise to an effective surface tension in the non-Newtonian fluid that mixes bulk and interface properties. We show how the pressure anisotropy can be used to clearly define the bulk and interface regions and extract a genuine shear-rate dependent surface tension. The results have implications for measurement techniques related to interfacial rheology of complex fluids.
title Shear-Rate Dependent Surface Tension of Glass-Forming Fluids
topic Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.08611