A Minimal Model for Vorticity and Gradient Banding in Complex Fluids

Details A Minimal Model for Vorticity and Gradient Banding in Complex Fluids A Minimal Model for Vorticity and Gradient Banding in Complex Fluids

2001-04-11

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0104191v1

European Physical Journal E 6 (2001) 79-89

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

11 pages, submitted to Eur Phys J E

Scientific paper

10.1007/s101890170030

A general phenomenological reaction-diffusion model for flow-induced phase transitions in complex fluids is presented. The model consists of an equation of motion for a nonconserved composition variable, coupled to a Newtonian stress relations for the reactant and product species. Multivalued reaction terms allow for different homogeneous phases to coexist with each other, resulting in banded composition and shear rate profiles. The one-dimensional equation of motion is evolved from a random initial state to its final steady-state. We find that the system chooses banded states over homogeneous states, depending on the shape of the stress constitutive curve and the magnitude of the diffusion coefficient. Banding in the flow gradient direction under shear rate control is observed for shear-thinning transitions, while banding in the vorticity direction under stress control is observed for shear-thickening transitions.

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