Exact coefficients for rigid dumbbell suspensions for steady shear flow material function expansions

• Published in: Physics of fluids (1994) Vol. 31; no. 2
• Main Authors: Piette, Jourdain H., Jbara, Layal M., Saengow, C., Giacomin, A. J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.02.2019

From kinetic molecular theory, we can attribute the elasticity of polymeric liquids to macromolecular orientation. For a suspension of rigid dumbbells, subject to a particular flow field, we must first solve the diffusion equation for the orientation distribution function. From this distribution, we...