Controlling colloidal sedimentation using time dependent shear

Details Controlling colloidal sedimentation using time dependent shear Controlling colloidal sedimentation using time dependent shear

2011-09-10

arxiv.org/abs/1109.2182v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

6 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

Employing a recently developed dynamical density functional theory we study the response of a colloidal sediment above a wall to shear, demonstrating the time dependent changes of the density distribution and its center-of-mass after switching shear either on or off and under oscillatory shear. Following the onset of steady shear we identify two dynamical mechanisms, distinguished by their timescales. Shortly after the onset, a transient enhancement of the packing structure at the wall reflects the self-organization into lanes. On a much longer timescale these effects are transmitted to the bulk, leading to migration away from the wall and an increase in the center-of-mass. Under oscillatory shear flow the center-of-mass enters a stationary state, reminiscent of a driven damped oscillator.

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