Modeling drop deformations and rheology of dilute to dense emulsions

We highlight the current state-of-the-art in modeling emulsion rheology, ranging from dilute to jammed dense systems. We focus on analytical and numerical methods developed for calculating, computing, and tracking drop deformation en route to developing constitutive models for flowing emulsions. We...

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Published in:arXiv.org 2024-07
Main Authors: Reboucas, Rodrigo B, Nikolova, Nadia N, Sharma, Vivek
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computational fluid dynamics
Constitutive models
Deformation analysis
Dilution
Dimensional analysis
Dimensionless analysis
Emulsions
Interfacial properties
Material properties
Numerical methods
Parameter identification
Rheological properties
Rheology
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Summary:We highlight the current state-of-the-art in modeling emulsion rheology, ranging from dilute to jammed dense systems. We focus on analytical and numerical methods developed for calculating, computing, and tracking drop deformation en route to developing constitutive models for flowing emulsions. We identify material properties and dimensionless parameters, collate the small deformation theories and resulting expressions for viscometric quantities, list theoretical and numerical methods, and take stock of challenges for capturing connections between drop deformation, morphology, and rheology of emulsions. We highlight the substantial progress in providing quantitative descriptions of the rheological response using analytical theories, dimensional analysis, and powerful computational fluid dynamics to determine how macroscopic rheological properties emerge from microscopic features, including deformation and dynamics of non-interacting or interacting drops and molecular aspects that control the interfacial properties.
ISSN:2331-8422