Stress-induced compaction of concentrated dispersions of gel particles |
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Authors: | G. Cassin I. Appelqvist V. Normand I. T. Norton |
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Affiliation: | (1) Unilever Research Colworth Colworth House Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire MK44 1LQ, UK, GB |
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Abstract: | When submitted to successive shear stress steps, the elastic shear modulus of a concentrated dispersion of soft gel particles shows an exponential increase from 50 to 110 Pa. A slow relaxation time (τ r ≃500 s) attributed to the mobility of the gel particles within their free volume is obtained. The amplitude of the relaxation time distribution decreases with the number of shear stress sequences, indicating a progressive decrease in the free volume available per particle. The results are explained by an increase in the packing density as grains rearrange under the external constraint. A rate constant is determined from the evolution of the dispersion's elastic modulus (K≃4 × 10−4 s−1). The rate of compaction shows a logarithmic decrease when the initial particle's packing fraction is increased. Received: 5 October 1999 In revised form: 21 December 1999 Accepted: 21 January 2000 |
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Keywords: | Granular material Microgel Packing fraction Compactivity Compaction |
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