Abstract
We demonstrate that, at low shear rates, the scattering peak in the structure factor of sheared polymer solutions results from the combined effects of advection and flow-induced concentration fluctuation enhancement. Using time-resolved small angle light scattering, the distance of the peak from the origin of the reciprocal space is shown to scale as 1/2, where is the shear rate of the flow.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | R1755-R1758 |
| Journal | Physical Review E |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - 1994 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Statistics and Probability
- Condensed Matter Physics