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Dense suspensions of non-Brownian hard spheres are often characterised as yield-stress fluids despite having no intrinsic time or force scales that could lead to such rheology. One mechanism for the apparent yield stress is particle migration, which produces (or is caused by) inhomogeneous flow conditions and leads to local regions where the solids content approaches or exceeds the limit of flowability. In such a scenario one does not induce flow by exceeding a yield stress, but instead by exploring the only remaining control parameter, namely the flow history. We demonstrate using particle-based simulation that this apparent local yield stress behaviour does indeed emerge in a model dense suspension of non-Brownian hard spheres and that it can be eliminated by imposing a time-varying flow field.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 083338 |
Journal | Physics of Fluids |
Volume | 36 |
Early online date | 22 Aug 2024 |
Publication status | E-pub ahead of print - 22 Aug 2024 |
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Illuminating Forces In Suspensions: Pathways To Rational Formulation And Processing
17/01/23 → 31/08/25
Project: Research
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Illuminating forces in suspensions: pathways to rational formulation and processing
28/10/19 → 27/10/24
Project: Research