Dynamics and rheology of a dilute suspension of dipolar nonspherical particles in an external field: Part 1. Steady shear flows |
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| Authors: | S R Strand Prof S Kim |
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| Institution: | (1) Rheology Research Center and Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA;(2) Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 53706 Madison, WI, USA;(3) Present address: Dow Chemical Corp., 48674 Midland, MI |
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| Abstract: | Suspensions of small nonspherical particles having dipolar moments exhibit non-Newtonian behavior under the influence of shear and external fields. Numerical methods are presented for calculating the rheological and rheo-optical properties of dilute suspensions of Brownian particles having permanent dipoles subject to time-dependent shear and external fields. The numerical methods employ the Galerkin method of weighted residuals to solve the differential equation for the particle orientation distribution function. The steady-state shear flow intrinsic viscosity of suspensions of particles with sufficiently extreme aspect ratio is predicted to exhibit a maximum value attained for intermediate shear rates at selected field orientations. These numerical results provide valuable insight into the coupling which occurs between the effects of rotary Brownian motion, the hydrodynamic resistance of nonspherical particles, and the external torque exerted on dipolar particles. The results are applicable to both suspensions of magnetic particles and electrically dipolar particles. |
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| Keywords: | Suspension theology spheroid Brownian diffusion |
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