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Predictions of polymer migration in a dilute solution between rotating eccentric cylinders.
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Journal of Rheology . Nov2021, Vol. 65 Issue 6, p1311-1325. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Our recent continuum theory for stress-gradient-induced migration of polymers in confined solutions, including the depletion from the solid boundaries [Hajizadeh, E., and R. G. Larson, Soft Matter, 13, 5942ā5949 (2017)], is applied to a two-dimensional rotational shearing flow in the gap between eccentric cylinders. Analytical results for the steady-state distribution of polymer dumbbells in the limit of dilute polymer solution c / c ā āŖ 1 (cā is the chain overlap concentration) and in the absence of hydrodynamic interactions are obtained. The effects of eccentricity e and of three perturbation variables, namely, Weissenberg number W i , gradient number G d (which defines the level of polymer chain confinement), and Péclet number P e on the polymer concentration pattern, are investigated. The stress-gradient-induced migration results in polymer migration toward the inner cylinder, while wall-depletion-induced migration results in near-zero polymer concentration close to flow boundaries, which couples to a stress-gradient-induced migration effect. In the presence of wall-depletion, we obtain first order concentration variation proportional to W i. However, in the absence of wall-depletion, there is no first order contribution and, therefore, the lowest-order concentration variation is proportional to W i 2. An upper limit of W i = 1.6 exists, beyond which the numerical solution demands an excessive under-relaxation to converge. In addition, for a high degree of polymer chain confinement, i.e., for G d greater than 0.5, the continuum theory fails to be accurate and mesoscopic simulations that track individual polymer molecules are needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ROTATIONAL flow
*POLYMERS
*SHEAR flow
*POLYMER solutions
*PERTURBATION theory
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01486055
- Volume :
- 65
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Rheology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 153441076
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1122/8.0000330