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Schematic models for dynamic yielding of sheared colloidal glasses.

Matthias Fuchs1, Michael E Cates

  • 1Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Edinburgh, James Clerk Maxwell Building, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, UK EH9 3JZ. mfuchs@ics.u-strasbg.fr

Faraday Discussions
|March 18, 2003
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Summary

Dense suspensions exhibit shear thinning and yielding due to competing particle interactions and shear flow effects. This study explores how shear flow suppresses particle caging, speeding up structural relaxation in colloidal systems.

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Area of Science:

  • Soft Matter Physics
  • Rheology
  • Colloidal Science

Background:

  • Dense suspensions display complex nonlinear rheological behaviors, including shear thinning and yielding.
  • Understanding these phenomena is crucial for predicting the flow of materials like paints, foods, and biological fluids.
  • Previous models often simplified the interplay between particle interactions and flow dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the nonlinear rheological properties of dense suspensions using simplified models.
  • To elucidate the mechanisms behind shear thinning in colloidal fluids and dynamical yielding in colloidal glasses.
  • To explore the role of shear-induced effects on particle dynamics and structural relaxation.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing simplified models derived from a first-principles approach for Brownian particles in shear flow.

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  • Developing a mode coupling approach to analyze shear-induced suppression of particle caging.
  • Examining the competition between shear-induced decorrelation of fluctuations and slowing down of structural relaxation due to particle interactions.

    • Main Results:

    • Identified a competition between slowing structural relaxation (particle interactions) and enhanced decorrelation (shear advection) driving rheological properties.
    • Demonstrated shear thinning in colloidal fluids and dynamical yielding in colloidal glasses.
    • Showcased shear-induced suppression of particle caging, leading to accelerated structural relaxation.

    Conclusions:

    • The nonlinear rheology of dense suspensions is governed by a delicate balance between interaction-driven slowdown and flow-induced acceleration of dynamics.
    • Mode coupling theory provides a framework to understand shear-induced changes in particle configurations and their impact on macroscopic flow.
    • These findings offer insights into the fundamental physics governing the flow of complex fluids.