THE RHEOLOGY OF NORMAL ALKANES - DECANE AND EICOSANE

被引:79
作者
MORRISS, GP [1 ]
DAIVIS, PJ [1 ]
EVANS, DJ [1 ]
机构
[1] AUSTRALIAN NATL UNIV,RES SCH CHEM,CANBERRA,ACT 2601,AUSTRALIA
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D O I
10.1063/1.460174
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We examine the rheological behavior of n alkanes, in particular n decane (C10H22) and n eicosane (C20H42). We observe, for the first time in a molecular dynamics simulation, the phenomenon of shear thickening. Over the accessible range of strain rates we see a regime of shear thinning, and then shear thickening in both fluids. The transition from shear thinning to shear thickening is correlated with a qualitative change in the single molecule properties; in particular the distribution of alignment angles and end-to-end distances.
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页码:7420 / 7433
页数:14
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