Steady-state extensional viscosity of wormlike micellar solutions via dissipative particle dynamics simulations

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Main Authors: Koide, Yusuke, Ishida, Takato, Uneyama, Takashi, Masubuchi, Yuichi
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Published: 2025
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author Koide, Yusuke
Ishida, Takato
Uneyama, Takashi
Masubuchi, Yuichi
author_facet Koide, Yusuke
Ishida, Takato
Uneyama, Takashi
Masubuchi, Yuichi
contents We investigate the steady-state extensional viscosity of wormlike micellar solutions using dissipative particle dynamics simulations. As the extension rate increases, the steady-state extensional viscosity initially increases and subsequently decreases after reaching a maximum, as observed in experiments. We reveal that this nonmonotonic behavior arises from the competition between micellar stretching and scission under uniaxial extensional flow. We further propose a relation that connects the extensional viscosity to micellar structures and kinetics. This relation provides a unified description of the extensional viscosity of unentangled wormlike micellar solutions for various temperatures, concentrations, and extension rates.
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spellingShingle Steady-state extensional viscosity of wormlike micellar solutions via dissipative particle dynamics simulations
Koide, Yusuke
Ishida, Takato
Uneyama, Takashi
Masubuchi, Yuichi
Soft Condensed Matter
We investigate the steady-state extensional viscosity of wormlike micellar solutions using dissipative particle dynamics simulations. As the extension rate increases, the steady-state extensional viscosity initially increases and subsequently decreases after reaching a maximum, as observed in experiments. We reveal that this nonmonotonic behavior arises from the competition between micellar stretching and scission under uniaxial extensional flow. We further propose a relation that connects the extensional viscosity to micellar structures and kinetics. This relation provides a unified description of the extensional viscosity of unentangled wormlike micellar solutions for various temperatures, concentrations, and extension rates.
title Steady-state extensional viscosity of wormlike micellar solutions via dissipative particle dynamics simulations
topic Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.11923