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An Analog Macroscopic Technique for Studying Molecular Hydrodynamic Processes in Dense Gases and Liquids
Published on: December 4, 2017
Rheology of a 2D granular film
Jonathan Lalieu1, Antoine Seguin1, Georges Gauthier1
1Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, FAST, 91405, Orsay, France. jonathan.lalieu@universite-paris-saclay.fr.
Abstract:
We study experimentally the rheology of a macroscopic particle-laden soap film, designated as a "Granular Film", in the simple shear configuration. Macroscopic particles are dispersed in a soap film, while being large enough that they bridge both fluid interfaces. We simultaneously perform macroscopic rheological measurements with a classical rheometer and investigate interactions at the particle scale with a camera underneath the film. The determination of the velocity field of the grains reveals the presence of an inhomogeneous shear within the granular film. Trying to correlate both measurements unveils the non-locality of the rheology of the granular film: similar to what has been observed in a dry granular material, we find an highly-sheared zone close to the moving wall contrasting with a large quasistatic area. This behavior can be accounted for through extended kinetic theory and correlated with a transition in the dominant component of the stress.
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