Oscillatory and steady shear rheology of gellan/dextran blends

Rheology of “Wet” Polymer Brushes via Brownian Dynamics Simulation: Steady vs Oscillatory Shear

The rheology of solvent-filled polymer brushes under steady and oscillatory shear is studied by Brownian dynamics simulation. The flow field is solved self-consistently with the polymer dynamics. We find that under steady flow the brushes are shear thinning in both normal forces and shear viscosity. During oscillatory flow, extreme shear thickening occurs when the ratio of the Weissenberg numbe...

Suspension rheology under oscillatory shear and its geophysical implications

Rheology of concentrated xanthan gum solutions: Oscillatory shear flow behavior

Using a strain-controlled rheometer, the dynamic viscoelastic properties of aqueous xanthan gum solutions with different concentrations were measured over a wide range of strain amplitudes and then the linear viscoelastic behavior in small amplitude oscillatory shear flow fields was investigated over a broad range of angular frequencies. In this article, both the strain amplitude and concentrat...

Yielding of colloidal gels under steady and oscillatory shear

Submitted for the MAR15 Meeting of The American Physical Society Yielding of colloidal gels under steady and oscillatory shear GEORGE PETEKIDIS, ESMAEEL MOGHIMI, NICK KOUMAKIS, IESLFORTH, FORTH TEAM — The structural and rheological properties of intermediate volume fraction colloid polymer gels are examined during and after steady and oscillatory shear flow using rheometry, confocal microscopy,...

Shear-Thickening Response of Fumed Silica Suspensions under Steady and Oscillatory Shear

Suspensions of fumed silica in polypropylene glycol exhibit shear-thickening under steady shear and "strain-thickening" under oscillatory shear. Strain-thickening refers to a sharp increase in the complex viscosity eta* observed at critical combinations of strain-amplitude and frequency. Two regimes of strain-thickening behavior have been found: The first occurs at high critical strains and low...