Affiliation:
1. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105
Abstract
To predict the complex rheology and shear-rate inhomogeneities of lamellar gel networks, we propose a simple thixotropic constitutive model with an elastoplastic stress and a smoothly decreasing modulus near a solid boundary, motivated by the analysis of the effect of confinement and shear flow on lamellae orientation near surfaces. We show that the model qualitatively captures the important features of the lamellar gel shear rheology observed in experiments [Datta et al., J. Rheol. 64(4), 851–862 (2020)]. These include thixotropic shear thinning that is intermediate between constant viscosity and constant stress, a power-law slow creep under small constant shear stress and abrupt transition to fast creep at higher stress, as well as partial recovery of strain upon stress removal. In addition, the model correctly predicts a gap-dependent rheology and roughly predicts the amplitude dependence of storage and loss moduli in oscillatory tests despite having only a single thixotropic time constant. Most importantly, the introduction of the modulus gradient enables the model to predict the unique shear-banding phenomenon of lamellar gel networks wherein a thin, fast-shearing band exists near the boundary that widens only slowly with increased apparent shear rate until a very high rate is reached, while the bulk moves as a plug [Datta et al., J. Rheol. 64(4), 851–862 (2020)]. We discuss the influence of a lower modulus near the boundary and its possible origin in the underlying lamellar structure of the material.
Funder
National Science Foundation
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,Condensed Matter Physics,General Materials Science
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