ENHANCED CONCENTRATION FLUCTUATIONS IN POLYMER-SOLUTIONS UNDER SHEAR-FLOW

被引:184
作者
WU, XL [1 ]
PINE, DJ [1 ]
DIXON, PK [1 ]
机构
[1] EXXON RES & ENGN CO,ANNANDALE,NJ 08801
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.66.2408
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
We report an elastic-light-scattering experiment for a semidilute polymer solution under a uniform laminar shear flow. The concentration fluctuations are greatly enhanced by shear flow and their structure is highly anisotropic in both the weak (gamma-tau-d << 1) and strong (gamma-tau-d >> 1) shear regimes, where gamma is the shear rate and tau-d is the longest relaxation time of the system. The anisotropy is qualitatively different from binary liquid mixtures under a shear flow as a result of the strong coupling between the concentration fluctuations and the hydrodynamic flow.
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页码:2408 / 2411
页数:4
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