Physics – Condensed Matter – Soft Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2009-04-19
Science in China Series G: Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy| Sep. 2009 | vol. 52 | no. 9 | 1337-1344
Physics
Condensed Matter
Soft Condensed Matter
Science in China (Series G) (in press)
Scientific paper
We study liquid-vapor phase separation under shear via the Shan-Chen lattice Boltzmann model. Besides the rheological characteristics, we analyze the Kelvin-Helmholtz(K-H) instability resulting from the tangential velocity difference of the fluids on two sides of the interface. We discuss also the growth behavior of droplets. The domains being close to the walls are lamellar-ordered, where the hydrodynamic effects dominate. The patterns in the bulk of the system are nearly isotropic, where the domain growth results mainly from the diffusion mechanism. Both the interfacial tension and the K-H instability make the liquid-bands near the walls tend to rupture. When the shear rate increases, the inequivalence of evaporation in the upstream and coagulation in the downstream of the flow as well as the role of surface tension makes the droplets elongate obliquely. Stronger convection makes easier the transferring of material particles so that droplets become larger.
Li Yingjun
Wang Ce
Xu Aiguo
Zhang Guangcai
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