Kinematic and rheological equivalence of steady shearing and planar extensional flows

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Autori principali: King, Nicholas, McKinley, Gareth H.
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author King, Nicholas
McKinley, Gareth H.
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McKinley, Gareth H.
contents Steady shearing and planar extension are commonly viewed as two distinct types of flow field, especially in the context of probing the rheology of complex fluids. By leveraging the kinematic equivalence between the two flows, we derive an effective extension rate experienced by a material element which removes the rotational component of the shearing flow. This enables reconstruction of the steady planar extensional viscosity of an unknown fluid using only material functions measured in a steady shearing flow, revealing a deep rheological equivalence between the two deformation histories. We demonstrate this equivalency through phenomenological and microscopically motivated frame-invariant constitutive models as well as experiments with a viscoelastic polymer solution.
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spellingShingle Kinematic and rheological equivalence of steady shearing and planar extensional flows
King, Nicholas
McKinley, Gareth H.
Soft Condensed Matter
Steady shearing and planar extension are commonly viewed as two distinct types of flow field, especially in the context of probing the rheology of complex fluids. By leveraging the kinematic equivalence between the two flows, we derive an effective extension rate experienced by a material element which removes the rotational component of the shearing flow. This enables reconstruction of the steady planar extensional viscosity of an unknown fluid using only material functions measured in a steady shearing flow, revealing a deep rheological equivalence between the two deformation histories. We demonstrate this equivalency through phenomenological and microscopically motivated frame-invariant constitutive models as well as experiments with a viscoelastic polymer solution.
title Kinematic and rheological equivalence of steady shearing and planar extensional flows
topic Soft Condensed Matter
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.11678